Matt Kasput, of Chicago, takes a selfie in front of the Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 during its whistle stop on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at the Sterling Marketplace. (Alexa Zoellner)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.