A Morrison man was taken into custody on several meth charges Thursday after police officers, who were staking out his home, watched him retrieve a box containing 420 grams of meth from his front porch.

A Sterling man has been charged with armed violence, weapons and drug offenses, accused of unlawfully carrying a gun while walking on a Sterling city street while toting a large amount of fentanyl.

The public’s voice has been heard, and choices have emerged for the name of the new pedestrian bridge in Dixon. Now is the chance to vote from the final list of names.

State Sen. Li Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, is encouraging students across the 37th District to stay engaged this summer by participating in his annual Summer Reading Program.

The Dixon School Board on Wednesday approved a slate of personnel items, including new hires, changes of status, and resignations.

Each count is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday that weather permitting, construction will begin on Illinois 2’s west-bound lanes in Sterling on Monday, May 18.

Ermira Ramadani, an intensive care unit nurse at OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon, has been recognized with a DAISY Award for providing extraordinary compassionate care for a patient and his family.

Sterling American Legion Post 296 is inviting the public to a Memorial Day ceremony to salute veterans who have died. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. May 25 at the Grandon Civic Center in Sterling.

Dixon's Daniela Lovett qualified for state track in the 3,200 after running a personal best. Newman and Erie-Prophetstown boys track had wins at the Three Rivers meet, Fulton softball won the NUIC West and more in Friday's Sauk Valley roundup.