Lee County

Through trauma-informed systems, family case management, home visits, and referrals, Nexus offers a bridge between families and resources in the community that they may not otherwise access.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 10 featured Lee County State’s Attorney Charley Boonstra discussing the current criminal court cases being handled by the state’s attorney’s office.

Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in safety campaigns that ran from June 20 through July 7.

Training will begin Aug. 2 and conclude Oct. 4. Classes will be held in different locations throughout Carroll, Lee and Whiteside counties.

The legislation would make NWS meteorologists and support staff “mission critical” public safety workers, giving them the same employment protections as airport Transportation Security Administration agents and making it harder for future administrations to lay them off.

A Lee County judge decided Monday to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse.

The project, which consists of pavement patching, is anticipated to be completed by the end of July.

Heath A. Knipple, 46, was charged in Lee County Circuit Court with six counts of Class X felony dissemination of child pornography with each listing that the victim was younger than 13

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 Wild Rose Clinton will host Sins N' Roses and Electric Shock on July 25.

Keeping food insecurity from being an issue in north central Lee County is the mission of a dedicated group of volunteers who keep the local food pantry full to stave off hunger.

The college named 263 full- and part-time students to the president’s list for high academic achievement. The dean’s list includes 130 students.

The university named more than 1,250 students to the president’s list.

Town hall, coffee and conversation events will be held through Wednesday, July 16.

Sterling student named to Normandale Community College graduates list.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 15-21, 2025.

Duane Dickison is the fire chief of the town he grew up in, and it's a badge of honor he takes seriously and with great responsibility. He leads a department that not just fight fires, but tackles the growing issue of recruitment and managing a substation in a neighboring town.

From free concerts to fairs to family-friendly events, Lee County has something fun for everyone this summer.

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

Less than a month after he was sentenced to probation in Lee County on a felony weapons charge, a Dixon man has been charged in Whiteside County with felony weapon and drug offenses.

Gary Sooter from FamilySearch will give a genealogy program at 7 p.m. Monday, June 23, at the Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society, 113 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

The TALK-LINE interview for June 20 featured the executive director of the Lee County Council on Aging, Susie Welch, discussing upcoming events on the LCCOA calendar, including a senior fair and open house June 24 at the Senior Center in Dixon.

Dixon, Rock Falls and Sterling students were named to the list.

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

The TALK-LINE interview for June 16 featured the 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator for Lee County Extension, Katie Baker.

The Relay for Life of the Sauk Valley celebrated 30 years of raising money for cancer research and education during its annual event Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Sterling.

Here is the list of Amboy High School students named to the spring 2025 semester honor roll.

Check out Shaw Local's list of Sauk Valley-area students who have been named to dean and president's lists, earned their degrees

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.

An Earlville teen died Monday, June 9, 2025, in a two-vehicle crash north of Compton in Lee County.

The Dixon City Council approved an agreement with Lee County officials on June 2, 2025, that allows access to previously awarded grant funds to be used for rehabilitating or demolishing abandoned properties.

See our latest list of Sauk Valley-area students who've graduated or been named to their college's dean's list.

Madison Manning, 25, has been found safe in Rock Falls, according to a news release issued by the Dixon Police Department on Thursday morning.

Discover Dixon will hold its annual Brush and Bloom event during the Petunia Festival from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, July 4, on the old Lee County Courthouse’s sidewalks, 298 to 200 S. Ottawa Ave., Dixon.

Four months after Ashton semi driver Eric Dodge veered off I-88, the trucker tells his tale about the wild ride.

Sauk Valley-area students have been named to the dean’s list.

The TALK-LINE interview for May 30 featured United Way of Lee and Ogle Counties' Executive Director Ashley Richter.

Beginning June 4, all children and teens can enjoy free meals in Lee County when school is out. This year, United Way will provide nutritious meals to kids and teens 18 and younger.

The Lee County Board on Thursday, May 22, 2025, approved an ordinance to replace its zoning board of appeals with one licensed attorney.

Here's the list of students named to Newman's honor roll.

Wadsworth, 72, first became the pronouncer for the Lee County Spelling Bee in 1983. Over the years, he has declared 43 local champions and sent them to Washington to represent the local bee, which is now the Lee Ogle Whiteside Spelling Bee.  

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.

Anyone not receiving a bill can pay or print their bill from www.leecountyil.com.

Read the transcript from our May 21 Talk-Line interview with Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan discussing the upcoming Memorial Day driving period and what the county is doing as far as extra patrols.

The Talk-Line interview for May 21 featured Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan discussing the upcoming Memorial Day driving period and what the county is doing as far as extra patrols.

A Dixon man sentenced to nearly 70 years in prison three months ago for sex-related crimes against a victim younger than 13 says his sentence is excessive and is asking that it be reduced.

Dax will receive a bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s.

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

The Citizens Utility Board blamed years of poor policies and planning by grid operator PJM Interconnection for the rate increase.

Two Lee County 911 dispatchers and four Sublette fire crew members were awarded by Mercyhealth on Thursday, May 15, 2025, for their lifesaving actions that led to a successful home birth for a young Sublette family.