On this episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark talks with state Sen. Li Arellano Jr. about key legislative updates, including child abuse prevention efforts, new agricultural bills, and ongoing discussions around local zoning and regulatory control.

To celebrate, the company plans to host a grand opening event at 8 a.m. Saturday, April 18, which will include $10 complimentary gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags to the first 100 customers.

Search crews in Dixon work to locate an individual who went into the Rock River late Monday night.

Dixon police are actively searching the Rock River for an individual who jumped from the Peoria Avenue bridge late Monday night

Maggie Morris plans to attend St. Ambrose University to pursue her bachelor of science degree in nursing, with a long-term goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist.

GUEST COLUMN: Do you know how much fiber you consume every day? If you are reading this, I can almost guarantee it’s not enough.

The sections of the 160-foot pedestrian bridge that will link the multi-use path along Sterling’s riverfront over state Route 40 have been delivered. But when the pedestrian bridge will be installed depends on action from Union Pacific Railroad regarding a single utility pole.

Michael Morse (five RBIs) and Ashton Miner (three RBIs) each hit home runs in Newman's 19-4 win over E-P. Morrison's Ava Duncan hit two home runs, E-P softball beat Newman 10-0 and more in Monday's Sauk Valley roundup.

The crash occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Monday at a private railroad crossing located just off state Route 84, across from the Savanna Tri-Township Airport, according to a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office news release.