The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has announced the pause of its targeted deer culling program, citing the spread of chronic wasting disease in additional counties and the inability of sharpshooting to solve the problem.

Dixon is preparing for the next wave of businesses headed to the Gateway Project, its major economic development site along South Galena Avenue near Interstate 88.

A Lee County judge on Thursday set a June hearing for a Georgia man who’s pleaded not guilty to drug charges related to the Jan. 16 police search of a stranded vehicle near Amboy.

The investment, announced Thursday, advances the campaign to 40% of its fundraising goal.

Lease agreements shifted toward more traditional crop-share agreements in 2026.

Here's a list of Lee County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

The council began holding meetings in February to draft its budget and heard funding pitches from various department heads and community organizations. They voted March 16 to place it on file and it’s available online at the city of Dixon website.

Kendall Barajas won the discus as Sterling track took third at Rock Island, Dixon baseball beat Rock Falls, Carson Akins hit a grand slam in Forreston's win over Lena-Winslow, Sterling softball beat Newman 8-0 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Oregon sophomore Izzy Berg struck out the first 12 Rockets and finished with 16 Ks in an 11-0 Big Northern Conference win at Rock Falls on Wednesday. She also had three hits and Kendall Boyle hit a home run for the young Hawks.

A Rock Falls company has filed a lawsuit alleging one of its owners systematically looted the business of more than $4 million through personal credit card charges, unauthorized cash withdrawals, and transfers to his own companies — all while concealing the scheme from co-owners.