Firefighters from 13 departments battled a hay bale fire at a farm in the 6000 block of West Pines Road, between Oregon and Polo, Monday afternoon.

Three state FFA officers visited Julie LeFevre’s agriculture classes Thursday at Challand Middle School in Sterling in preparation for National FFA Week that runs through Friday.

Lee County 4-H invites all new 4-H families and interested families to attend the upcoming New 4-H Family Orientation, designed to help youths and parents feel confident and prepared as they begin their 4-H journey.

The Amboy City Council learned the details of a fundraising campaign Monday that could pay the bill for Amboy High School students to attend Sauk Valley Community College. 

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Feb. 9-13, 2026.

The event is from 4:30-7 p.m., with dine-in and carry-out meals available.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of a single-vehicle crash that injured an Amboy man Thursday.

The Teen Turf program, which emphasizes homework, serves students in third grade through high school and runs Monday through Thursday – anywhere from 20 to 40 students attend each day.

On this episode of Talk Line, Francine Lilja, personal and residential lender at The First National Bank in Amboy, breaks down pre-approval and shares what every potential homebuyer should know.

As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from February 7

Kishwaukee College recently named its graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

The Amboy Junior High School Pep Band will take its act on the road when its members travel to Kankakee on Saturday, Feb. 7, to play for each of the four games of the first round of the Illinois Elementary School Association 8th Grade Class 2A state basketball tournament.

Kiera Karlson plans to attend North Park University in Chicago to study nursing and further her softball career.

Illinois Valley Community College recently announced its academic honors list for the fall 2025 semester.

Amboy High School has announced its fall 2025 honor roll.

From fleeting emotions to unscripted moments, Callie Shrimplin captures the rhythm of a wedding day while reshaping her own future in photography and film.

The Amboy Junior High School Pep Band pumps up the crowd Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, at a fifth and sixth grade girls basketball game. The band has been invited back to perform at halftime of the Illinois Elementary School Association 8th grade boys basketball finals in Kankakee.

Amboy’s own little Cookie Jar blends creativity, comfort and a sense of fun in every batch its owner bakes, proving dessert can be playful and welcoming, with just the right amount of over-the-top.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Jan. 19-23, 2026.

Amboy residents will see some major work on U.S. 52 this summer. A $1.9 million project will see U.S. 52 being resurfaced from U.S. 30, 3 miles north of Amboy, through Amboy to Water Street. The second project is a $6 million resurfacing of U.S. 52 from U.S. 30 to Eldena Road.

The Amboy School Board has learned that progress is being made on reducing exclusionary discipline numbers in the district. In its regular January meeting, the board voted to accept a district-wide discipline improvement plan.

Playing at professional baseball's highest level was a feat achieved by five people born in Lee County: Lou Bevilacqua of Nelson, George Bristow of Paw Paw, Betty Degner of Amboy, Leroy Herrmann of Steward and Frank Shaughnessy of Amboy.

Parts of U.S. 52 at Amboy will undergo almost $8 million in reconstruction this summer.

A single-family home in Dixon, built in 1940, tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lee County in the past week

Sauk Valley Community College’s Amboy Clippers Impact Challenge has received a challenge of its own. An anonymous donor recently pledged a $10,000 matching grant to match all donations to the Clippers Impact Challenge, up to $10,000, through April 1. 

Three men were charged with various offenses, including drugs and weapons charges, after a Lee County sheriff’s deputy stopped to assist a disabled vehicle on Friday in rural Amboy

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Jan. 12-16, 2026.

The Amboy Lions Club and the Lee Center Church will host a chili luncheon and basket raffle Sunday, Jan. 18, to benefit the church and Amboy Lions Club community projects.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Jan. 5-9, 2026.

Peyton Payne, a senior, has been named Amboy High School’s student of the month for January.

A successful, regional program to attract and train teenagers in firefighting and emergency medical services is returning to Sublette for a second year.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Impact Program has announced a 3-year, $15,000 pledge from The First National Bank in Amboy.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Dec. 29 to Jan. 2.

Come join the Amboy community for a delicious bowl of chili and great fellowship from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, as the Lee Center Church and Amboy Lions play host to the Chili Luncheon & Basket Raffle at the Amboy Community Building, 280 W. Wasson Road.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Amboy Police Department are investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Shell Gas Station in Amboy.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Dec. 22-26, 2025.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Dec. 15-19, 2025.

Three Illinois FFA leaders from northwest Illinois talk about the lessons they’re learning, the lessons they’re passing along, and what it’s like to be part of something bigger than themselves.

These devices can detect and alert the officer using them of the presence of card skimming apparatus, which are used to steal credit and debit card information.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Dec. 8-12, 2025.

Amboy High School’s Leo Club will host the Care Without Cost freewill donation sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13. The event will take place at the Amboy High School gymnasium.

Dixon Rural and Dixon City firefighters and Advance EMS were dispatched at 12:46 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, to a structure fire at 1706 Spring St., Nachusa, according to a news release from Dixon Rural Fire Chief Dustin Dahlstrom.

Amboy Junior High School signed the charter and celebrated the establishment of its very own National FFA Organization chapter at an open house Nov. 10, 2025.

This popular sports bar and grill in Amboy offers creative twists to its traditional menu, including their famous Philly cheesesteak.

Documentary film maker and former Amboy resident Daniel Shapiro will be screening his new film “STIGMA“ at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Loveland House Community Center in Dixon.

Micah Miller will be attending Illinois State University next fall to study elementary education.

Though many Medals of Honor were awarded decades after the Civil War, and some stories grew in legend, the sheer number of Illinoisans honored reflects the courage of those from the Land of Lincoln.

Lee County candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to turn in their nomination papers as they seek candidacy for the March 17 primary election.

Two Amboy men were charged with delivering methamphetamine in late October following separate investigations by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?