Bring your questions and family stories about Lee County cemeteries to share with others.

There are fraternal organizations in the Sauk Valley where veterans gather to share stories and celebrate camaraderie. However, these fraternal organizations may not be around much longer unless more is done to help keep them open.

Dixon American Legion Post 12 will serve hamburger, pork chop sandwich, brat, or hot dog picnic dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15.

Here is a list of personnel actions approved by the Dixon School Board on Aug. 7, 2025.

From free concerts to fairs to family-friendly events, Lee County has something fun for everyone this summer.

The TALK-LINE interview for August 13 featured Hope Cancer Wellness Executive Director Joan Padilla with a spotlight for August through September 2025 special events, including a “Facing The Challenge” support group meeting for cancer patients and caregivers on August 19.

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for Aug. 4-8, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for Aug. 12 featured Lee County Extension 4-H Youth Development Coordinator Katie Baker.

Duane Dickison is the fire chief of the town he grew up in, and it's a badge of honor he takes seriously and with great responsibility. He leads a department that not just fight fires, but tackles the growing issue of recruitment and managing a substation in a neighboring town.

The university named more than 400 student-athletes to the honor roll.

A Dixon man faces several drug and weapons charges following an early morning car crash Sunday in Amboy where responding deputies said they smelled cannabis and alcohol.

Attendees can learn how to identify, understand, and respond to youth mental health illness signs and substance use disorders.

The TALK-LINE interview for Aug. 11, 2025, featured Lee County Industrial Development Director Tom Demmer discussing the latest additions of business to the South Dixon Gateway Park area. That includes a new strip mall and a new McDonald’s restaurant.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms could bring heavy downpours Monday evening capable of causing localized flooding across Will, Kankakee and Grundy counties.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for July 28 to Aug. 1, 2025.

The 76th Grand Detour Arts Festival – one of the oldest of its kind in northern Illinois – returns Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, to the John Deere Historic Site with art, music and food.

The vest was donated by Vested Interest in K9s Inc., a nonprofit that provides bullet- and stab-protective vests and other assistance to dogs in law enforcement and related agencies across the U.S.

The Dixon Stage Left board of directors recently named Jimmy Ferraro and Ben Lightner as the theater’s new interim co-executive directors.

Students from Rock Falls, Dixon and Oregon were named to the list.

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for July 28 to Aug. 1, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for Aug. 5 featured Goodfellows Of Lee County President Clara Harris previewing the upcoming “Holiday Drive".

Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. and the Illinois Department of Employment Security will be available to share resources and information to area job-seekers.

A coffee and conversation will be from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at Mary’s Diner, 607 Depot Ave., Dixon.

Lee County’s approach to emergency management is getting a revamp following the retirement of the agency's director of nearly two decades, Kevin Lalley. Lalley, who was hired in 2006, retired June 30, 2025.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties for July 21-25, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 21 featured United Way of Lee and Ogle County Executive Director Ashley Richter with a wrap-up of summer events.

Lingering wildfire smoke is the reason for an air quality alert issued by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a large portion of northern Illinois

Students must have a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

The Lee County Fair concluded Sunday, July 27, 2025.

The Lee County Fair concluded Sunday, July 27, 2025, near Amboy.

The list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. The students also earned at least three academic credits.

Things got off to a hot start Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Lee County Fair as drivers brought in their souped-up trucks and tractors and pitted them against one another in a pulling competition.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 25 featured Lee County Fair and 4-H Show Board Member Josie Hussey.

Action at the Lee County Fair in Amboy ended opening day with a truck and tractor pull Thursday, July 24, 2025.

A Dixon man pleaded not guilty to six charges in connection with gunshots reported Monday, July 21, 2025, near Tilton Park Drive and Institute Boulevard in Dixon.

The Wild Rose Clinton will host Sins N' Roses and Electric Shock on July 25.

A Dixon man has been charged with six offenses, including four felonies, in connection with gunshots reported around 4:25 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2025, in a field off Tilton Park Drive.

The Prairie Brome Solar Community Grant Program is designed to assist local nonprofits that play a role in enhancing the community’s well-being.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee County for July 14-18, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 21 featured Lee County Extension 4-H Youth Development Program Coordinator Katie Baker discussing youth summer workshops coming up at the end of this month.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for July 7-11, 2025.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 16 featured Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan looking back at services offered during the 2025 Dixon Petunia Festival and the work of multiple law enforcement agencies to handle big events.

No registration or identification is required, and participation is open to all children and teens 18 and younger.

A Lee County judge has filed a written statement explaining his July 7, 2025, decision to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee County for July 7-11, 2025.

The United Way of Lee County Summer Eats program has been handing out free meals to children and teens since June 4. The program sets up every Wednesday in places all over Lee County.

As Sauk Valley Community College marks its 60th anniversary in 2025, its founders, leaders and supporters are reflecting on how a grassroots movement built a thriving institution from the ground up while continuing to shape futures across northwest Illinois.

The work zone is located west of Atkinson Road and between Interstate 88 and Illinois 26.

The TALK-LINE interview for July 14 featured Lee County Health Department Maternal/Child Health Director Lisa Wiggins discussing the end of the Family Case Management program in June and the start of the Better Birth Outcomes comprehensive program this month.

Through trauma-informed systems, family case management, home visits, and referrals, Nexus offers a bridge between families and resources in the community that they may not otherwise access.