A Lee County judge Thursday denied the release of a Dixon man charged with the sexual exploitation and assault of a child, despite his attorney’s arguments that prosecutors did not meet their burden of proof.

State Rep. Brad Fritts is hosting a free Medicare 101 event from 4-6 p.m. April 20 at Mills & Petrie Memorial Library in collaboration with the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging.

Meals will be served from 5 to 7 p.m.

The Dixon: Historic Theatre board made its pitch Monday to the Dixon City Council as it seeks $200,000 in city funding to pay for theater events.

Eastland’s Brecken Hayden hit two home runs in a 15-1 win over Polo. Newman baseball and softball won, Fulton softball beat Milledgeville 10-0 and more in Wednesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Perpetual care includes mowing, weed control, tree and monument maintenance and winter snow issues.

The Amboy Lions Club all-inclusive park, planned for the former Amboy Junior High School site, will take another step toward becoming reality on April 13.

A 27-year Sterling Police Department employee who started while still in high school and a patrol officer who is following a family tradition of public service were honored at Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting.

A Sterling man with a history of speeding convictions is now accused of fleeing police and driving over 100 miles per hour on Riverdale Road on March 31 near Rock Falls.

Stateline Music Foundation of Freeport is offering scholarship aid for high school or homeschooled seniors graduating this spring who will enroll in a music major curriculum.