While their classmates head to math or English, students at the Whiteside Area Career Center are taking part in mock trials and learning how to deescalate suspects – all as part of real-world law enforcement training.

Through this initiative, in partnership with the Dixon Rural Fire Department, the organization was able to purchase 13 kits to be distributed to schools in Dixon, Sterling and Rock Falls.

Sauk Valley Community College is seeking volunteer tutors for a free program in Dixon helping non-native English speakers improve their language skills and prepare for the U.S. naturalization process.

As the search for a new superintendent at Dixon Public Schools kicks off, a search consultant is asking the school board to reconsider its residency requirement in an effort to attract more candidates.

The Dixon School Board on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, approved new hires, resignations and coaching positions.

For decades, Sterling teacher Fern Shore donated what she could to Hope for Haitians to build homes there. The organization said Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, that Shore, prior to her death at 101 last fall, bequeathed $220,000 in McDonald's stock to the organization.

Augustana College recently recognized 555 students during its 165th commencement ceremony.

The award honors individuals committed to the success of public education and the mission of the Illinois Education Association.

The Sauk Valley Community College volleyball team is ranked No. 11 in the NJCAA Division II preseason poll ahead of Friday's first match. The Skyhawks return eight players from last year's team.