The owner of the Ronald Reagan Birthplace and Museum in Tampico last week transferred ownership to the conservative group that recently bought the Reagan Boyhood Home in Dixon.

With the help of a Sterling Army veteran, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit veterans suicide prevention group is expanding its reach to Illinois, starting with a 5K fundraiser Aug. 12 in Sterling.

About 300 drag racers heading from one race in Cordova to another in Byron will be roaring through the Sauk Valley on Monday.