The owners of Byron Generating Station earned a pass from the Ogle County Zoning Board of Appeals to rezone 596.33 acres of land around the plant.

Judges are paid a stipend of $180 for their work on election day.

Based on the need for another men’s sober living house in Lee County, Sinnissippi Centers is targeting the county’s opioid settlement dollars as one of its main sources of funding for the new venture.

The Dixon Sister Cities Association was scheduled to welcome 25 delegates from Dixon’s sister city of Herzberg/Elster, Germany, last week, but the global outage delayed flights for 14 of the delegates.

Carroll County Republican Party Chairwoman Lana Soldat attended the Republican National Convention as an Illinois delegate. The convention took place July 15-18 in Milwaukee.

School officials say prospective students are frustrated with time it takes for an application to be processed and are giving up.

Illinois shoppers could have more money at the checkout lane in 2026 when the state eliminates its 1% grocery sales tax – if their local governments do not replace it. Dixon and Sterling are among those weighing their options.

Fritts will serve over 400 meals to children at Coloma Homes in Rock Falls.

John Watts honored for his dedicated service to the recent Touch a Truck event held in June for the first time since 2018.