City scraps contract to buy scrapyard, plans to file for abandonment to clean up property
DIXON – The city has terminated its contract to buy Dixon Iron & Metal Co. because of an excessive degree of contamination found at the site…
Brinkley on the ballot
STERLING – Brinkley, the Sterling Police Department’s comfort dog, is competing with other police pooches nationwide for an Aftermath K-9 gr…
Wheels in motion to fund sanitary sewer project
ROCK FALLS – The city is moving ahead with its plans to borrow money from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to pay for a costly s…
Firefighters battle blaze at Polo business
Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at Dambman Lawn Mower Hospital at 605 S. Congress Ave. in Polo. This photo was taken by Polo residen…
A spooky night at the choo-choo
Visitors to the Dillon Home in Sterling were treated to a spooky Haunted Train Walk Saturday evening. Engine 73 featured spooky scenes and s…
Hearing Monday on school bond issue
MILLEDGEVILLE – A hearing on a plan to issue $6.5 million in bonds for proposed life-safety work at Milledgeville High School begins at 7 p.…
ISP: Off-duty sheriff’s lieutenant killed in head-on had .358 BAC
BYRON – The off-duty Ogle County sheriff’s lieutenant who died when his pickup collided head-on with an SUV, sending its four occupants to t…
Expansion begins at Morrison Community Hospital
MORRISON – The first phase an $18 million expansion at Morrison Community Hospital – creation of a new staff parking lot – is underway.
Rock Falls boy may have AFM
ROCK FALLS – A 5-year-old Rock Falls boy may be among a handful of northern Illinois children to have contracted a polio-like illness called…
A stone-cold hero
DIXON – The youngest was 20 months, the oldest 100 years and nearly 2 months. It was gray and chilly, and both were a little wobbly on their…
The Next Picture Show seeks community input
DIXON – The Next Picture Show community arts center is inviting people of all ages to take part in a series of hour-long focus groups next w…
