Get caught up on news, sports and features from the Sauk Valley for the week of April 27 to May 3, 2024.

Healing Illinois awarded GSNI a $25,000 grant for racial healing initiatives.

The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois presented its recognition awards during its annual meeting recently.

Crystal Lake Central faces Boylan in the IHSA Class 2A Burlington Central Girls Soccer Sectional final match Friday, May 26, 2023, at Burlington Central High School.

For their Bronze Award service project, Girl Scout Troop 466 of DeKalb constructed what they call a, “Guardian and Me Area,” meant to be an educational play area for DeKalb library youth and their parents.

Despite the challenges, the Girl Scouts aren’t giving up on their cookie sales this year. They’re simply selling the cookies through more socially distant, virtual methods.