Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for Nov. 10-14, 2025.

Hundreds packed the McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, for the annual Bingo night as part of Hometown Holidays.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Nov. 10-14, 2025.

The Sauk Valley's Rotary Clubs on Oct. 11, 2025, joined in the effort of Rotary worldwide to eradicate polio, an effort underway since the 1980s.

The annual Hometown Holidays weekend kicks off Friday, Nov. 21 in Rock Falls.

The annual Rock Falls Hometown Holidays Christmas Walk is set for 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21.

More than three years after he was charged with aggravated battery, the case of a Rock Falls man accused of beating a neighbor so badly that he died almost three weeks later will go to trial Dec. 2, 2025.

The annual Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce Hometown Holidays Event (Love Light and Christmas Walk ceremonies) will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21.

Rock Falls officials say they’re reviewing all options to pay the $31.5 million in damages that a Whiteside County jury on Friday awarded to the family of a Sterling firefighter killed in the line of duty four years ago

Twin City Conservatives will meet at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 22 at A’s Kitchen in Rock Falls.

With the mayor of Rock Falls voting no, an ordinance that would have limited his power to appoint department heads was thumbed down Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle county property transfers for Nov. 3-7, 2025.

Coloma Township Park District has a lot to celebrate this year: A century of history in its green spaces and places, people passionate about supporting parks, a Village with lots of stories to tell, and much more … including a big fiberglass chicken.

Brandon Clark spoke with Jim Wise, Post Commander of VFW Post 5418 in Rock Falls, about the post’s history, its impact on the community, and ways to help keep its doors open for local veterans.

Catch up on the week’s top Sauk Valley news for Nov. 9-15 in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

A Whiteside County jury has awarded $31.5 million to the widow and two young daughters of a Sterling firefighter killed in the line of duty four years ago

A Rock Falls public school was ranked in the top 10% of all Illinois schools by the state board of education's 2025 report card data.

A Whiteside County jury awarded Brittany Ramos $31.5 million Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at the conclusion of the wrongful death trial for her husband Garrett Ramos' death while fighting a 2021 house fire in Rock Falls.

Unique trees and colorful table settings are once again on display for the annual Rock River Hospice and Home Festival of Trees.

A Whiteside County jury is on track to begin deliberating Friday to decide whether two Rock Falls fire officials’ actions at a 2021 fire contributed to a Sterling firefighter’s line-of-duty death

The Rock Falls Chamber of Commerce welcomes the community to this three-day celebration from Nov. 20-22, 2025. Activities include Holiday Bingo, Christmas Walk, Love Light Reading, $1,000 Giveaway and Grinch Dodgeball.

Rock River Hospice and Home's annual Festival of Trees fundraiser is on full display Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, at the McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls. The display will run until Saturday.

The widow of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos, who was killed in the line of duty, testified at the Whiteside County Courthouse on Wednesday, telling a 12-member jury how her husband’s death has affected her and their two young daughters

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Nov. 3-7, 2025.

Memories of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos’ life were displayed on a projection screen for a Whiteside County jury Monday during the sixth day of a civil trial to decide if Rock Falls fire officials are to blame for Ramos’ December 2021 line-of-duty death

Students at Merrill School in Rock Falls spent their school day Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, learning about veterans and the sacrifices they have made in service to the country.

Calling their firefighting strategy “inappropriate”, a Detroit-based fire investigator on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, blasted Rock Falls fire officials for how they handled a Dec. 3, 2021, fire that led to the death of a Sterling fire lieutenant.

Merrill School in Rock Falls spent Monday, Nov. 10, 2025, hearing from local veterans and working on projects to thank them.

Visit Culver’s of Rock Falls from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, and a percentage of sales will be donated to Whiteside County Honor Flight.

The Sterling Fire Department was dispatched Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, to a structure fire at C&K Undercar Specialists.

Catch up on the week’s top Sauk Valley news for Nov. 2-8 in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

The story of “Solomon Seeley and the Presidential Election” will be given by Mary Beth Dombroski at the Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society’s meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.

After serving as an Army sergeant, Floyd Dunn of Sterling is now serving again – this time by helping veterans face the hardships of life back home.

The 36th annual Festival of Trees celebration will begin this weeekend at the McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls. The celebration will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Nov. 9-15.

Rock Falls Tourism wrapped up its fourth annual Halloween house decorating contest. Here's a list of the winners.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle county property transfers for Oct. 27-31, 2025.

Former Rock Falls Fire Chief Cris Bouwens testified Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, that several of his actions were contributing factors that led to the 2021 death of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Oct. 27-31, 2025.

Rock Falls Tourism is excited to announce the evolution of its beloved Tour of Lights House Decorating Contest into a bigger and brighter community celebration – the Winter Wonderland House and Business Window Decorating Contests.

The Birdies Fore Boobies Committee proudly presented a donation to Hope Cancer Wellness Center to support breast cancer patients and other individuals served by the center.

Dixon Fire Capt. Aaron Brown described what he saw during a fatal 2021 fire during his testimony in a Whiteside County courtroom Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, the second day a 12-member jury heard testimony in a wrongful death lawsuit.

Four local students are among University of Wisconsin-Whitewater scholarship recipients receiving financial awards for the 2025-26 academic year.

Humming along, Dixon-based artist Anne Hermes is nearing completion of a mural on the Blackhawk Hills Regional Council building at 309 First Ave. in Rock Falls.

When the first Sterling fire engine arrived at the scene of a rural Rock Falls garage fire Dec. 3, 2021, Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos was on it. Just two hours after he arrived, firefighters would be removing his body from the basement – his death caused by asphyxia.

After a full-day’s work, a Whiteside County jury was seated Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to hear a wrongful death civil case that could see the jury asked to award tens of millions of dollars to a Sterling firefighter’s widow and children.

A pool of nearly 80 potential jurors was waiting it out in a Whiteside County courtroom Monday as jury selection began in a wrongful death civil case that could see the jury asked to award tens of millions of dollars to a Sterling firefighter’s widow and children

Rock Falls, Dixon, and Sterling high schools all saw their graduation rates increase, according to Illinois State Report Card data

Dixon-based muralist Anne Hermes is putting the finishing touches on a mural on the Blackhawk Hills Regional Council building in Rock Falls.

Here's a look back at the Sauk Valley's week in photos for Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2025.

Catch up on the week’s top Sauk Valley news for Oct. 26-Nov. 1 in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you