Carroll County

Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll is opening the third musical of the 2025 summer season with “Waitress”, which runs from July 11 through July 27.

Construction on Illinois 40 in Carroll County will begin Monday, July 7. The 7.5-mile work zone is from Marion Avenue in Chadwick to Illinois 78, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

State Rep. Tony McCombie cites education, job growth, ethics reform, restoring public safety and strong constituent service as her top priorities.

The Sterling Public Library will host a job search workshop from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, at the library, 102 W. Third St., Sterling.

The Class of 2025 was the last class to march into the future in Savanna, as its city prepares to say farewell to its high school before it moves to Mount Carroll.

A Mount Carroll craftsman is happy when he’s in his own neck of the woods, having the run of his Mill and creating hand-crafted pieces made with tools that have some history behind them and more work ahead of them.

When Chadwick lost its only diner, the community didn’t have to go far to find someone to pick up the spatula, and now the new owner aims to serve meals that will keep folks coming back for Second helpings.

The expansion will double the size of the clinic’s current footprint. The first floor will be used for primary and urgent care services, with 22 exam rooms, three care team workstations and one procedure room. The second-floor addition will connect to the medical-surgical unit.

Officers injured, squads damaged after Freeport police pursue suspected stolen vehicle that later turns up and is chased by multiple agencies two more times in Jo Daviess and Carroll counties overnight into Thursday.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Northwest Illinois is full of many gorgeous state parks, perfect for family-friendly outdoor adventures.

The shutoff is to reduce the number of mayflies on the bridge pavement.

The defense attorney of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence calls the July death of a Mount Carroll teen a suicide.

Matthew Herpstreith attends a hearing Friday, June 13, 2025, in Mt. Carroll.

Lifescape Community Services, which provides adult protective services in Whiteside, Lee, Carroll and Ogle counties and works to increase understanding of abuse and neglect of older people, will spread awareness at its outdoor information booth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday.

The program challenges students to read eight books before Monday, July 14.

“Saturday Night Fever” is based on the 1977 movie of the same name.

Allison Burrs of Carroll County took first place in the Senior Individual Presentation category.

Founded in 1965 as part of the national community action movement, Tri-County Opportunities Council has played a role in fighting poverty and empowering individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

The Ogle County Health Department sponsored the construction of another mini-food center Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Dixon Public Library.

Read the transcript from our May 15 Talk-Line interview with Matthew Lenox of Visit Northwest Illinois

The TALK-LINE interview for May 15 featured the Executive Director of Visit Northwest Illinois, Matthew Lenox discussing the work on the organization’s website

Prosecutors said Brandon Simonson killed Matthew Phillips, a Jewish inmate, to become a member of a white supremacist antisemitic prison gang.

The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said the initial investigation indicates the southbound motorcycle crossed into the northbound lane while traveling on Illinois 84 and collided with a northbound semi.

An Ogle County judge will now be presiding over the felony case of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence in connection with the July death of a Mount Carroll teen.

Matthew Herpstreith appears in Carroll County Circuit Court on Friday, May 9, 2025, in Mount Carroll. The former Carroll County deputy is charged in connection with the July 2024 death of Jackson Kradle.

Representatives from Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. and Illinois Department of Employment Security will be on hand to share information and resources for area job-seekers.

The poetry slam features an open mic, poetry workshop participants, the May Madness Slam Competition, and electric keyboardist Scott Clements. The doors to the library open at 7 p.m.

Matthew Herpstreith is accused of running over 18-year-old Jackson Kradle on state Route 78 in July 2024 and then trying to cover up any involvement he had in causing the death.

The exposure marks the eighth incident of staff hospitalization from drug exposure at the Thomson facility in the past 15 months

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Blake Schwartz was a Thomson prison corrections officer who died by suicide two years ago.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Directors from Illinois Head Start centers, the federally supported child care and early education program, said they fear cuts, as it targeted in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.

A former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with reckless homicide and destroying evidence in connection with the July death of 18-year-old Jackson Kradle of Mount Carroll.

One remained hospitalized in serious condition Sunday, March 23, at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford.

The sheriff’s department received a call at 9:59 a.m. Friday, March 7, 2025, of a deceased person at the small rural home located about 3 1/2 miles east of Oregon.

U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston on Monday sentenced Julian Breal to nine years in prison.

Join keynote speaker, experienced landscape designer and horticulturalist Kim Hartman as she unveils the secrets to shade-loving plants – including fresh and exciting new options – to transform your garden into a stunning sanctuary.

Mason Coulthard, an eighth-grade student from the Lena-Winslow School District, emerged as the 2025 Carroll, Jo Daviess, Stephenson Regional Spelling Bee Champion.

Most of northern Illinois is under a winter weather advisory for Wednesday, while areas near Sterling and Princeton will be under a winter storm warning.

Most of northern Illinois is under a winter weather advisory for Wednesday, while areas near Sterling and Princeton will be under a winter storm warning

Parts of northern Illinois could see 6 or more inches of snow Wednesday, the National Weather Service advised Monday as it issued a winter storm watch for areas across central, north-central and northeast Illinois, as well as parts of northwest Indiana.

Parts of northern Illinois could see 6 or more inches of snow Wednesday, the National Weather Service advised Monday as it issued a winter storm watch for areas across central, north-central and northeast Illinois, as well as parts of northwest Indiana.

An Illinois state senator has formally requested the Illinois State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office step up its case review into the death of a Carroll County teen whose body was found on a highway near Mount Carroll last summer.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, through its Community Services Block Grant, has made funds available to Tri-County Opportunities Council for at least 12 scholarships of up to $1,250 each for income-eligible students.

Sterling American Legion Chaplain Gordon E. Harris is reviving a mostly forgotten story about the sinking of the United States Army Transport Dorchester during World War II and the selfless acts of four chaplains on board.

The public is invited to attend to see what the 4-H’ers have prepared for presentation.

The new location, at 212 W. Blackhawk Drive in Byron, is expected to open in March. It will have a full array of services for children, adults and families that are offered at other outpatient offices.

State Reps. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, and Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, were two of 118 sworn into office Wednesday. McCombie was named the House Minority Leader.