A 65-yeaer-old Franklin Grove man was killed and his 87-year-old passenger seriously injured Thursday morning in a crash on Franklin Grove Road in Dixon.

The Sterling City Council agreed to pay nearly $180,000 for vehicle and body cameras for the police department.

Ganymedes to play a doubleheader in Dyserville, Iowa

A calendar of upcoming entertainment and community activities in the Sauk Valley.

Music lovers are in for a treat, from a national touring stage show to local favorites are ready to hit the outdoor stages.

The fundraiser will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Dixon Culver’s, and a portion of sales will support a youth scholarship to travel to sister city Herzberg, Germany.

For four of the seven Dixon and Sterling boys tennis state tournament qualifiers this season, it will be the second time making the trip to the Chicago suburbs. For the other three qualifiers, it will be their first state experience.

Rock Falls native and current San Francisco Giants pitcher Jakob Junis has started four games in the month of May, allowing a total of 10 earned runs in 22 2/3 innings.

Fifteen area schools had athletes earn top-nine medals at the IESA Track & Field State Meet over the past two weekends at EastSide Centre in East Peoria, with nine earning gold medals, 10 taking second place, and 13 finishing third.