Subzero wind chills are part of the forecast for the next several days, the National Weather Service said.

The Rock Falls man charged with shooting and wounding a fellow bar patron Sunday is free after posting $5,000 of his $50,000 bond.

Coats for Hope is finishing up its seventh year and has collected about 47,000 winter clothing items since its creation, including roughly 3,000 donations in the last three months, Founder Tori Kuzlik said. They’ve also raised approximately $25,000 since the charity’s 2015 inception.

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, Sinnissippi Centers received $2 million, part of a nationwide push to provide improved community mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Woodlawn Arts Academy in Sterling is the recipient of a $10,000 National Endowment of the Arts grant that it will share with its partner, the Penguin Project of the Sauk Valley, to create a Broadway-revue-style musical group, and to enhance the Penguins theater program.

Illusionist Reza performs at Dixon Historic Theatre. There are also activities focused on wellness, fun, family history and tiny choo-choos.

“We’re getting very close to needing the additional staff to know that we’re covered,” Chief Ryan Buskohl said.

A look at entertainment opportunities in coming weeks.

The Newman girls basketball team upped its intensity in the fourth quarter and gave itself a chance to beat Bureau Valley in the final minute of play Wednesday night in their Three Rivers East game Sterling, but a few last-second miscues caused the comeback attempt to fall short, and the Storm prevailed 45-41.