What floats your boat? If it's watching kids have fun while learning physics, be at the pond at Thomas Park at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:40 pm
DIXON – A benefit for Buddy Bags of Dixon, featuring kids games, basket raffles, a breakfast buffet and more, runs from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Dix ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 8:15 pm
Sterling police are trying to identify this man, who they say broke into or tried to break into several businesses, including two auto parts stores an ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:44 pm
Four Challand Middle School students invite anyone – of any faith, any race, any background at all – to meet them at the flagpole in front of the scho ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:41 pm
MOUNT CARROLL – The status of various water projects is on the agenda at today’s City Council meeting, which begins at 7:30 p.m., after its committees ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 8:10 pm
Charles R. "Cork" Walgreen III, the third Walgreen to lead the company and the man credited with decades of growth and innovation, died today at the a ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:43 pm
Whether the smile came with or without a beard, there were plenty of them Sunday during the Haircuts for the Homeless event in Sterling. Pamela Rose, ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 11:03 pm
A Princeton man has spent the past several years searching out fascinating, often-overlooked history, and sharing it in his blog. Sept. 25, 2016 - 11:01 pm
ASHTON – For a moment, it seemed as if the AFC volleyball team would be able to hold onto its lead and continue dominating the NUIC East. But Dakota j ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:45 pm
SYCAMORE – Sycamore played in two relatively close sets against Dixon, but still came away with the straight-set victory, 25-21, 25-19, Monday night. Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:43 pm
After 5 weeks of football, the halfway point of the regular season has been surpassed.
Eastland-Pearl City, Newman, and Sterling have assured themse ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:41 pm
Hallie Nauman had five kills and three solo blocks as the Amboy volleyball team posted a 25-20, 25-19 win against visiting Durand on Monday night. Sept. 26, 2016 - 11:40 pm
Sterling drove home the point they are road warriors when it comes to taking on Geneseo.
With Friday night's 49-7 demolition of the Maple Leafs at Bo ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 11:53 pm
STERLING – Nicquelette Fazekas had to live up to her nickname, the “Red Rocket,” to finish where she did on Saturday at the Rock River Run.
The Dixon ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 7:51 pm
STERLING – Brayden Hamblen is building toward something he hopes will be pretty big at the end of the season.
In the meantime, his present is pretty ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 7:47 pm
STERLING – Nick Ceruzzi enjoyed a nice mix of familiarity with his home course and a short game that has the Sterling golfer brimming with confidence. ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 11:46 pm
The Prophetstown boys golf team had two of the top five duos and finished second in the 11-team Lorrin Fassett Invitational on Saturday at Deer Valley ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 6:32 pm
ROCKFORD – Donald R. Springer, 93, went to join the Lord on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Don, who resided at Fairhaven in Rockford, was born Sept. 29, 1922 ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 10:01 pm
STERLING – Jerry James "Sticks" Stevenson, 70, of Sterling, formerly of Georgetown, passed away at 8:10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at the Veterans ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 10:01 pm
FRANKLIN GROVE – Robert W. "Bob" Schmidt, 89, formerly of Harmon, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. His wife of 67 years, to the day, was at his side at Th ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 10:01 pm
Six months ago, an SVM editorial about Dixon’s city-owned airport ended with the sentence, “We hope the [feasibility] study leads to an aviation resur ...
Sept. 26, 2016 - 10:02 pm
Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Ga ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 11:04 pm
Representing this year’s committee for the Sauk Valley Veterans Fall Fest, I want to extend our thanks to so many people who helped to ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
On behalf of the Emma Hubbs Tennis Club, I would like to express our thanks to all those who made the 26th annual Emma Hubbs Tennis Classic a success ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
The Rock River Sweep Organization would like to thank each and every volunteer who came out the morning of Sept. 10 for the Oregon Area Rock River Swe ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
FRANKLIN GROVE – Switchback will be the featured performer at 7 and 9 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Fifth Friday Music Show in the historic H.I. Lincoln Buildi ...
Sept. 21, 2016 - 11:54 pm
STERLING – Clinton Symphony Orchestra will open its 63rd season at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Centennial Auditorium in Sterling High School, 1608 Fourth Av ...
Sept. 15, 2016 - 9:41 am
NELSON – The Who Else Folk Festival will provide plenty of music Friday through Sunday at the Who Else Land along the railroad tracks at 126 Anderson ...
Sept. 15, 2016 - 9:41 am
The Sterling Aldi will close Sunday for renovations, and a larger store will be reopened Nov. 11.
Renovations also are planned yet this year at the Al ...
Sept. 21, 2016 - 11:58 pm
MOUNT CARROLL – Northwest Illinois residents and businesses will have a recyling day from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 1 at the Carroll County Highway Departme ...
Sept. 19, 2016 - 3:38 pm
It can take years for people to decide what they want to do when they grow up, but not for Elisabeth Woolums, owner of Elli’s Euro Hair Salon. Sept. 16, 2016 - 2:16 pm
Minda Harts, a 1997 Sterling High grad, was in town to share lessons learned on the road to entrepreneurial success. Her business, The Memo, helps oth ...
Sept. 15, 2016 - 9:30 am
STERLING – The Junior Optimist Club of Sterling will have a bake sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 1 during the Pumpkin Dash at Hoover Park, 3807 Woodl ...
Sept. 25, 2016 - 5:36 pm
DIXON – A presentation on the Adult Protective Services program will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 27 at Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
STERLING – Whiteside County Genealogists and Sterling Public Library will have their annual cemetery walk Oct. 2 at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery ins ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
STERLING – Aging: Everybody’s Doing It! will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at New Life Lutheran Church, 702 W. Lynn Blvd. The program starts a ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
Chapter Two will be from 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Monday, Oct. 17 to Nov. 28, except Oct. 31, at Post House Community Center, 100 W. Second St. Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
Not so many years ago, during the autumn season, literally hundreds of thousands of passenger pigeons would have been migrating through the Rock River ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
OTTAWA – Applications for families to provide foster care for children with complex medical needs are being accepted by Youth Service Bureau of Illino ...
Sept. 24, 2016 - 1:15 am
I work with some very dedicated and caring medical professionals, and our organization as a whole has been recognized for quality care in many areas. ...
Sept. 20, 2016 - 11:43 pm
It’s important for patients to know they have a choice for skilled nursing care once their inpatient hospitalization stay is completed. Skilled nursi ...
Sept. 7, 2016 - 7:37 am
I recently read an article that described genetics as a recipe that tells your cells how to make the proteins that are essential to every aspect of yo ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:11 pm
I recently read an article that described genetics as a recipe that tells your cells how to make the proteins that are essential to every aspect of yo ...
Sept. 6, 2016 - 10:11 pm
When it comes to food, don't let artificially produced good looks color your judgement. Try to steer clear of those chemical colors, which can lead to ...
Aug. 23, 2016 - 11:11 pm
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed ...
Sept. 23, 2016 - 9:09 pm
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