Eight workers at the Constellation nuclear power plant in Byron were sent to the hospital Tuesday night after they were exposed to a non-radiological chemical that had escaped a holding tank.

Lee County is going to be home to one of the largest solar projects in the United States, with the first portion of construction set to begin in 2027.

Lee County officials are working to address the statewide housing crisis impacting its residents with an ordinance that would pave the way for additional housing units to be built.

A Rock Falls man was sentenced to 7 years in prison Thursday for severely beating his 61-year-old next-door neighbor in August 2022 after months of feuding

A Davis Junction woman who was the subject of a 9 1/2-hour missing persons search was found dead Wednesday afternoon, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said Wednesday night.

Trent Schafer, 21, of Kasbeer, is charged with one count of arson in connection with the 5-alarm fire that firefighters from nearly a dozen departments fought throughout Friday

Now that federal funding has come through, Rock Falls and Sterling’s regional fire training tower could see construction begin this year.

An Ohio, Illinois, volunteer firefighter has been charged in Lee County with felony arson, accused of setting a grass fire Friday in the Green River State Wildlife Management Area that burned 700 acres

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as authorities try to determine who stole and crashed a vehicle Wednesday night near Dixon then fled the scene on foot.