Aislynn Skinner, 4, left, colors with little sister Breelyn Skinner, 2, at their Oregon home on Sept. 6, 2023. Aislynn, who was diagnosed with a critical congenital heart defect in utero, was selected as an American Heart Association Community Youth Heart Ambassador for the 2023-24 school year. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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