Makenna Arickx is among 98 students at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater who earned grants to conduct undergraduate research during the 2025-26 academic year.

A farmers market will make a return to Sublette this summer and the village will host a cruise night on Saturday, May 16.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office announced it issued 23 citations for distracted driving violations, two speeding citations, and seven other citations for moving violations during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month enforcement campaign.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for May 4-8, 2026.

To graduate from the Honors Program, students must maintain at least a 3.5 grade-point average and fulfill specific curricular requirements.

Normally, the small cottages, cabins, and barns of Chaplin Creek Historic Village in Franklin Grove represent the way of life as it was in northern Illinois in the early to mid-1800s.

The Post will have an open house from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 25. A free meal will be served at noon. Donations are appreciated.

Rock Falls Tourism is pleased to announce two calls for artists for the 2026 Art in the Park Sculpture Walk and Outdoor Art Gallery, scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, in the RB&W District in Rock Falls.

OSF Saint Katharine – Center for Health in Sterling continues to expand access to specialty care in Whiteside County with the addition of Dr. Andrew Feyh, a board‑certified general surgeon, and Taylor Carroll, a nurse practitioner bringing gastroenterology services to the clinic.

Eastland's Jade Hammer pitched a complete-game two-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Galena. Rock Falls' Madi Eikenberry was 4 for 4 with a home run, Dixon girls soccer beat Sterling and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.