Sauk Valley news

Full closure of the Ashton Road Bridge carrying traffic over Interstate 88 in Lee County is scheduled to begin Wednesday, Nov. 4, for bridge repair work. Once work is completed at the Ashton Road Bridge, work is scheduled to begin on the nearby Franklin Road Bridge.

Dixon boys cross country won the Kaneland sectional title behind five Top 12 finishes. Dixon girls cross country also qualified as a team, Sterling's Sophia Davis and Jaz'Mya Castaneda qualified, Sterling's Isaiah Rojop qualified and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Eastland-Pearl City beat previously undefeated No. 1 Riverdale 11-8, Fulton won, Erie-Prophetstown fell, Amboy won, Polo lost and more in Saturday's Sauk Valley football roundup.

This November 2026, Whiteside, Lee, Carroll and Ogle county voters will pick a new U.S. senator to represent Illinois, decide whether to give Gov. JB Pritzker a third term and cast their vote in many other races.

Grab the family and join the Sterling Police Department on Monday, Nov. 9, at the downtown Sterling Theater for a showing of the original Paw Patrol: The Movie!

The workshop is free to attend, open to the public, and sponsored by BEST, Inc. and IDES.

Rock River Garden Club members have donated $15,000 from their annual June fundraiser, Bloomin’ on the Rock, to Dixon in Bloom, the organization responsible for the petunia baskets.

The Sterling Fire Department said a mechanical issue with transfer equipment appears to have ignited a two-story corn crib on Luther Road.

A December hearing date has been set for a Sterling man who is asking a Whiteside County judge to reduce his 13-year prison sentence to five years, arguing that it is excessive and that prosecutors did not honor a plea agreement.

A Dixon native is leading a group on a climb up Africa’s tallest mountain in January 2027 to raise $200,000 for students in Kenya pursuing higher education.