A Rock Falls High School athlete who suffered a broken neck that left him partially paralyzed during a March 15 track meet has filed a lawsuit against Sterling’s park district, the Sterling School District and Rock Falls High School District in connection with the injury.

Less than a month after he was sentenced to probation in Lee County on a felony weapons charge, a Dixon man has been charged in Whiteside County with felony weapon and drug offenses.

The ban was approved by the Illinois legislature in January 2023. It bans the sale, purchase and manufacturing of firearms that the legislature defined as “assault weapons,” such as AR-15-style rifles. 

Eighteen musical choices performed around the Village on 15 ‘Porch’ venues

The Rock River Jazz Band will perform music from the Big Band and Swing eras at 7 p.m. July 12 at the Page Park Band Shell, 300 Lincoln Statue Drive, Dixon.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at the Page Park Band Shell.

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Heat shortened the day a bit, but there was still lots of fun and cool treats served up Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Rock Falls' Summer Splash.

Crystal Boehm’s body care business is sailing full steam ahead, anchored in Sterling and steered by passion.

The Sauk Valley Diversity Alliance hosted a Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Grandon Civic Center in Sterling.