The owners of Lena's Social Club in Dixon say the business has been operating at a loss since opening in March and they have decided to close and sell it.

The Dixon School Board approved new hires and filled several coaching positions at its meeting Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.

Here is a look at the Sauk Valley boys basketball teams as the 2025-26 season tips off this week.

Five Sauk Valley boys basketball players to watch this season include Forreston's Kendall Erdmann, Newman's Asher Ernst, Eastland's Parker Krogman, Fulton's Landen Leu and Rock Falls' Cole Mulnix.

Schlegel: When I finally learned what intersex meant, I realized how much silence shapes what we think we know about sex and the human body. The challenge for all of us is to listen, to question, and to make space for realities that don’t fit neatly into two boxes.