The event will be from 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the city of Sterling’s Council Chambers.

A Lee County sheriff’s deputy was honored Thursday for controlling the bleeding of an Amboy man’s partially amputated leg at the scene of a Feb. 12 single-vehicle crash near the Green River.

Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan presented deputy Alejandro Castro with the department's lifesaving award at Thursday’s Lee County Board meeting.

Sterling residents will be paying more for garbage and sewer as of May 1 and the city will see a major downtown street project later this year.

Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region in the past week. We outline recent property sales in Lee County / Whiteside, all of which featured properties at the price point of $150,000 or under.

Polo School District Superintendent Kelly Mandrell has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by her peers in the Northwest Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

Cledy’s House of Hope, a women’s sober living home, is holding a community update meeting from 6-7 p.m. May 13 at the Rock Falls Community Building.

Millie, the Sterling Police Department’s comfort dog, and her handler, Community Service Officer Mary Toth, were recognized by the Sterling City Council on Monday for the work they do and the comfort they provide.

Newman’s Brenleigh Cook had a two-run walkoff hit in a 9-8 win over Hall. Dixon and Sterling softball won, Rock Falls and Newman baseball won, Dixon girls soccer won and more in Thursday's Sauk Valley roundup.