Sauk Valley-area residents demand more data center regulations, moratorium in Lee County

Morrison motorcyclist sues Sterling dealership, test driver over truck crash, double amputation: court records

A Morrison man who lost both legs above the knee in a 2024 motorcycle crash is suing Kunes Country Auto Group and a dealership salesman, alleging they negligently entrusted a powerful test-drive truck to an elderly driver who was physically unfit to operate it

Education notes: Richard named to Graceland University’s spring 2026 president’s list

Several students from Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties have been named to college dean and president's lists.

Shaw Local Radio Podcast: Talk-Line with Brandon Clark interviews Greg Gates & Marcus Cox from RMTD

On this episode of Talk Line, host Brandon Clark chats with Greg Gates and Marcus Cox from Reagan Mass Transit District for the latest updates on public transportation in the Sauk Valley.

Sterling’s Dillon Home Museum offers historical view of Northwestern Steel and Wire, its owners

The Italianate mansion was built in 1858 for Civil War Union Gen. Edward Needles Kirk, an attorney who recruited and formed his own regiment, the 34th Illinois Infantry. Washington Dillon purchased the home in 1882.

A piece of Dixon history: The Great Tornado of 1860

The worst tornado ever to strike Lee and Whiteside counties happened 166 years ago, and most local residents have never heard of it. It was called “the Great Tornado of 1860.”