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

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

The free, in-person Wits Workout sessions will be offered at the Mills & Petrie Memorial Library on Mondays, starting March 2, and will continue for 12 consecutive weeks.

Southern New Hampshire University has named the following students to the fall 2025 president’s list.

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

Southern New Hampshire University is congratulating Rochelle-area students named to the fall 2025 president’s list.

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

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

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center has announced that Jennifer Hernandez, APRN, will join its team as a family medicine provider beginning in early January.

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

The Village of Ashton celebrated the Christmas season with the annual Christmas Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6.

From Civil War roots to seventh-generation hands, the Chapman family’s Ashton sesquicentennial farm carries a legacy of hard work and humility.

The Ashton-Franklin Center School District recently released its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.

Ashton's Kaiden Gomez won a national chess tournament for youth players ranked 1700 and above in Omaha.

There are hundreds of World War I monuments across Illinois – remain silent reminders of a war legacy that still lingers more than a century later.

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.

The Mills & Petrie Memorial Library in Ashton will host a chess tournament for grades K-12 on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

With Halloween creeping closer, here is a list of trick-or-treat hours and other holiday and fall-themed events you can visit with your little ghosts and ghouls.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2025.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is awarding grants to support the maintenance and improvement of well over a dozen major infrastructure projects throughout the 37th Senate District.

Join the Ashton United Methodist Church on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, for a light dinner and a concert. The Alleluia Quartet will be sharing their Christian music with all who attend.

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

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for Sept. 1-5, 2025.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee County for Aug. 25-29, 2025.

The Al Morrison Memorial Baseball League has provided a round-tripper of fun since the late 1960s, and its experience gets a little better each year thanks to a group of volunteers who invest their time for the kids.

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for July 21-25, 2025.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee County for July 14-18, 2025.

The project, which consists of pavement patching, is anticipated to be completed by the end of July.

Keeping food insecurity from being an issue in north central Lee County is the mission of a dedicated group of volunteers who keep the local food pantry full to stave off hunger.

Four months after Ashton semi driver Eric Dodge veered off I-88, the trucker tells his tale about the wild ride.

Beginning June 4, all children and teens can enjoy free meals in Lee County when school is out. This year, United Way will provide nutritious meals to kids and teens 18 and younger.

Investigating deputies have determined that a 2013 GMC Acadia was traveling east on Route 2 at a high rate of speed when it struck an eastbound 2014 Ford Fusion. The Acadia then crossed the median and collided with a westbound 2012 Dodge Charger.

Donna Smith earned her art degree from Northern Illinois University, where she worked for 32 years as a catalog editor and curriculum coordinator.

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Total voter turnout was 16.77% of the 22,248 registered voters in Lee County and 18.01% of 37,881 in Whiteside.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Several fire departments responded to a house fire at 8423 East Illinois Route 38 on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 5, 2025. A portion of the state highway, between Chana Road and Brooklyn Road, was closed to allow crews to bring in tankers to help extinguish the blaze.

A structure fire along state Route 38 near Ashton resulted in “a total loss” as crews battled against strong winds Wednesday afternoon, Ashton Fire Chief Bernard Richter said.

See when State Sen. Li Arellano Jr.'s mobile constituent services will be visiting your town.

An Ashton teen pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder, admitting he used a belt to strangle his girlfriend to death four months ago in the apartment they shared.

About 30 people gathered on First Avenue bridge between Sterling and Rock Falls on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, to protest immigration policies enacted by the Trump administration.

No injuries reported in mid-day blaze.

Firefighters from eight departments battled a garage fire between Oregon and Ashton in frigid temperatures on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025.

The university awarded over 1,150 students bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in December.

Several students from Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Rochelle have been named to the dean's list.

Mitchell McPheron recently was named to the list.

Shaw Local has been covering numerous court cases this year as they move through the courts in Lee and Whiteside counties. Here are a few of the high-profile cases we have covered in the past year.

The money comes from the Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant from the state of Illinois. The splash pad project will be located on the AFC school grounds in Ashton, along Highway 38.

The Ashton teen charged with the murdering his 16-year-old girlfriend will be move from a juvenile detention center to an adult facility on Dec. 18 when he turns 18-years-old, a Lee County judge ruled Monday.

Jaedyn Hill was found dead Oct. 15 in an Ashton apartment.