Alexa Zoellner

The goal of National Alliance on Mental Health Sauk Area is, at its core, simple: Work within the community to provide as much mental health support as possible.

Rock Falls City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved the city’s fiscal 2025 budget.

Both municipalities are contributing to the cost of the $1.93 million building, which is located at 118 N. Franklin Ave., about two blocks north of the current city and township halls.

Lee County is conducting a survey to assess the availability and quality of internet service in the county.

On April 10, ZBA members unanimously voted to recommend the Lee County Board approve Ironwood Projects’s petition to build a 5-megawatt commercial solar energy facility on property adjacent to 464 Kilgore Road, Dixon.

The Lee County Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to make a recommendation Wednesday evening regarding a proposed 5-megawatt commercial solar facility in Palmyra Township.

NAMI Sauk Area is hosting an open house on Friday to introduce the community to its new office space and share information about its programs. The open house is set for 5-6 p.m. April 12 at 3101 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Rock Falls City Council members unanimously voted to allow Mayor Rod Kleckler — one of the city’s representatives on the Rock Falls Area Dog Control Board — to vote in favor of disbanding the board in question. The city plans to contract with Whiteside County for the services.

The Lee County Planning Commission sent an ordinance that would have allowed up to six chickens in unincorporated single-family residential areas of the county back to the Lee County Zoning and Planning Office for revision.

An ordinance that would allow up to six chickens to be kept in unincorporated single-family residential areas of Lee County is going before the Planning Commission on April 1.

Several zoning meetings are scheduled over the next two weeks in Lee County. Here is an in-depth look at how the zoning process is carried out, according to county officials.

Charlene Coulombe started Feb. 15 as the leader of the Ogle County Economic Development Corp., a consolidated effort to promote the development, establishment and expansion of industries within Ogle County.

On March 18, Polo City Council members voted unanimously to hire Nick Gjonola, of Midwest Murals, for just under $15,000 to paint a historic mural on the brick wall at Louise A. Quick Park.

Lee County Board members voted 11-3-3 to issue the special use permit to Hexagon Energy LLC, a Virginia-based company doing business in Illinois as Steward Creek Solar LLC, for Phase 2 of a 1,200-megawatt commercial solar energy facility in Alto and Willow Creek townships.

On Tuesday, Rock Falls City Council members voted unanimously to accept a $188,000 bid from Husar Abatement Ltd., of Franklin Park, for asbestos abatement at the former Micro Industries buildings. The work is expected to take 25 working days to complete, according to Husar’s bid.