Get caught up on the Sauk Valley's news, sports and features from the week of Dec. 2-5, 2024.

Both Dixon and Sterling decked the halls Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 with their own Christmas celebrations.

The Morrison Institute of Technology is investing in the future of local manufacturing with the construction of a new wing to its Innovation Center, officials said.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2024.

Public camping is now banned in Sterling as city officials try to address issues that have arose with Sterling’s growing homeless population.

Morrison Community Hospital held a groundbreaking event for its $14 million two-story addition Thursday.

The smell of raw marijuana alone is enough probable cause for an officer to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday, reversing the decision of a Whiteside County judge and upholding the appellate court’s ruling.

Wednesday’s sentencing hearing included a tearful plea from Darnell Wilson’s partner to not send him to prison, an admission from Wilson that possessing and using the drug was wrong, and his apology to his family and the court.

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Sterling's Sights and Sounds and Dixon's Christmas Walk kicked off the holiday season Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.