Board of education approves personnel report for August.

Board of education approves hires and resignations during regular meeting.

Meeting will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Sterling High School library.

Two school administrators are expected to make presentations on district finances and health education during the first meeting of the 2022-23 school year.

The “tax holiday” was included in Gov. JB Pritzker’s “family relief plan."

Eighth-grade students will be able to explore career options in the region; more than 50 businesses and industries are being asked to participate.

Fairgoer favorites returning this year include truck and tractor pulls, the county fair speedway, a vendor and craft fair, rodeo, barrel train and food auction.

Work being done this week on the basement kitchen and cafeteria includes the installation of heat and air conditioning.

Nearly four years after the project was announced, designs for a $23 million sustainability center at Northern Illinois University have received the go-ahead from the state of Illinois, with a planned 2026 completion.