Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for April 6-10, 2026.

Food Truck Mondays, a monthly event featuring regional food trucks in downtown Amboy, kicks off from 4-8 p.m. Monday in the Depot Museum parking lot in downtown Amboy.

Amboy High School's old bleachers at The Harbor have sailed to a new port just a few miles down the road.

Isabella Yanos plans to attend a four-year university to major in nursing.

Working as a home health care aide at night, Michelle Wiemken for years had a picture in her mind. It was her own bakery, shelves lined with breads, cookies, cakes, pies and the other sweet treats she loved to bake.

The Amboy Lions Club all-inclusive park, planned for the former Amboy Junior High School site, will take another step toward becoming reality on April 13.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for March 30 to April 3, 2026.

It was a breezy and chilly day, but kids hit the ground running Saturday for an Easter egg hunt in Amboy.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for March 23-27, 2026.

The first yard waste pickup of the year for Amboy will be Thursday, April 23, according to Melissa Eisenberg, Amboy city clerk.

Amboy Auto Repair will formally open for business Monday, April 13. Owner Mike Hambley, who owned Ashton Auto Repair, is looking forward to that day. But a Sunday in late August is the day he's really, really looking forward to.

Here is a list of Easter egg hunts taking place in the Sauk Valley from now until Easter weekend.

Students in the Amboy School District will start school Aug. 14, according to the 2026-27 school year calendar approved by the Amboy School Board.

Woodlawn Arts Academy is proud to exhibit artwork from talented students and staff from all over the Sauk Valley area and is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 student-teacher art exhibit.

The Amboy City Council directed one of its police officers Monday to find information about Flock cameras and any possible grants for them.

Several schools throughout the Sauk Valley on Sunday announced weather-related cancellations and remote-learning plans for Monday.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its students of the month for February.

On this episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark talks with Courtney Ligtenberg from the 1st National Bank in Amboy about private banking, and how they can help customers leverage those services to enhance their financial portfolio. 

The University of Illinois Extension invites local youths to participate in the 2026 Pawsitive Leaders 4-H SPIN Club, a hands-on dog training program. Sessions will be held at the Lee County Fairgrounds on March 21, April 4 and 18, May 16 and 23 and June 6.

Local youths interested in rabbits and small animal care are invited to participate in an upcoming 4-H rabbit workshop. The workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon April 18 in the Rabbit Barn at the Lee County Fairgrounds.

Lee County 4-H is excited to announce Project Pool, an engaging and educational event for youths 5-18. This event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. March 28 at the Lee County Fairgrounds.

Olivia Ketchum will attend Northern Illinois University to major in music education.

Trent Schafer, 21, of Kasbeer, is charged with one count of arson in connection with the 5-alarm fire that firefighters from nearly a dozen departments fought throughout Friday

Around half of the over 200 students at Amboy High School are enrolled in at least one class, with enrollment in the agriculture program hovering right around 105 students.

"Agriculture education is big." That was not the theme but it was the message Friday at the fourth Cultivating Connections in Agriculture, which celebrates agriculture education and FFA in the Sauk Valley and the larger northern Illinois region.

An Ohio, Illinois, volunteer firefighter has been charged in Lee County with felony arson, accused of setting a grass fire Friday in the Green River State Wildlife Management Area that burned 700 acres

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Feb. 16-20, 2026.

Cultivating Connections in Agriculture, an FFA event in Nachusa, brought together FFA programs from across the area to meet, learn and exchange ideas.

A majority of the students in Kelly Viall's seventh and eighth grade agriculture classes at Amboy Junior High School probably have never met an emu. But those students may have the chance to meet five of them soon.

OSF HealthCare has announced that Stephanie Amor‑Arteaga, APRN, will be joining the care team at the OSF Saint Katharine Center for Health – Amboy, expanding access to primary care for individuals and families in the community.

The First National Bank in Amboy invites residents to take part in National Consumer Protection Week from March 1-7.

Two area students have been named to the dean’s list at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Created in honor of Dennis Gillan, a lifelong resident of Bureau and Lee counties, the scholarship reflects his dedication to hard work and community, according to a news release.

Aug. 14, 2026, will be the first day of school in the Amboy School District for the 2026-2027 year, the school board has learned.

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.