SVCC’s new student-led theater club presents first show Nov. 13
Sauk Valley Community College’s newly emerged Theatre Club began due to growing student interest. Many students involved with the club come from high school theater backgrounds and were looking for an outlet to reignite that passion in
Letter: Morrison Food Pantry, community need your help
Board of Directors: Please help us help our neighbors. We need cash donations to help us purchase the food items we need to meet both current demands and this new surge.
Jury could award Sterling firefighter’s widow tens of millions of dollars in death damages: attorney
A pool of nearly 80 potential jurors was waiting it out in a Whiteside County courtroom Monday as jury selection began in a wrongful death civil case that could see the jury asked to award tens of
Your guide to the March 2026 primary in the Sauk Valley
March 17 marks the 2026 primary, where Whiteside, Lee and Carroll county voters can pull a Democratic or Republican ballot to pick who appears on the ballot come November. All voters, partisan or not, can weigh in
Rock Falls schools 2025 graduation rate surpasses Sterling, Dixon and states record breaking high
Rock Falls, Dixon, and Sterling high schools all saw their graduation rates increase, according to Illinois State Report Card data
Double duty: Protesters in Sterling collect food for local pantries
Indivisible Sauk Valley hosted a No Kings protest and food drive Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Sterling.
Santa’s Helper Food Drive returns to Polo ahead of the holiday season
The Polo Christmas Festival is once again spreading holiday cheer through its annual Santa’s Helper Food Drive, running from Nov. 1 through Nov. 29, 2025.
Clinton Symphony celebrates 1933 Chicago World’s Fair at Nov. 8 concert
Music from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair will highlight the second concert of Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s 72nd season. The concert will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Centennial Auditorium at Sterling High School.
Tributes to Stevie Ray Vaughn, Taylor Swift and national band Dishwalla at the Dixon Theatre
The Dixon Historic Theatre welcomes Dishwalla on Nov. 29, and Texas Flood on Nov. 9.
Photos: Erie-Prophetstown vs Aurora Christian Class 2A playoffs
EP fell to Aurora Christian in the first round of the Class 2A IHSA football playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, by a score of 37-12.