Cook to speak about Appleby case at Wild Winter Wednesday in Fulton
The Feb. 4 Wild Winter Wednesday program in Fulton will feature Linda Cook, who will present “Still Vanished and Missing in QC Area – featuring the Trudy Appleby case”.
Dixon Girls Basketball Lose in Overtime at Byron (Saturday Scores)
Local Sports Scoreboard 1/24/2026 Boys Basketball Sterling Newman 74 Princeton 53 Rockford Lutheran 72 South Beloit 41 Byron 61 Fulton 44 Scales Mound 66 Polo 54 Milledgeville 27 Stockton 26 Girls Basketball Byron 46 Dixon 43
Listen: Sauk Valley’s 5 most-read stories this week, Jan. 18-24
Catch up on the week’s top Sauk Valley news for Jan. 18-24 in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you
Lee County Board to allow farm animals in residential districts, but with restrictions
The Lee County Board voted Thursday to approve new rules related to the amount of farm animals allowed on residentially zoned properties in the county’s unincorporated areas.
Photos: Sauk Valley Photos of the Week for Jan. 17-24, 2026
Get caught up on the news and sports in the Sauk Valley for the week of Jan. 17-24, 2026.
Single-family home sells for $396,000 in Paw Paw
A single-family residence located at 235 Wabansi Trail in Paw Paw has a new owner since Dec. 22, 2025.
What are the 9 most expensive homes that sold in Lee County, reported in the week of Jan. 12?
A single-family home in Dixon, built in 1940, tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lee County in the past week
Farm bill 2.0, H-2A reform on tap for Congress
Text for a new farm bill could be released by February and Congress will likely consider ag labor reform during the first quarter of this year, congressional ag leaders told attendees of American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual
Rochelle officials on receipt of $237,000 grant for pickleball courts: ‘We’re just thrilled’
Rochelle officials reacted Wednesday to its receipt of a $237,000 Open Space Land Acquisition and Development grant from the state of Illinois for the construction of six new pickleball courts at Fairways Golf Course.
Interim Rochelle city manager hopeful Illinois Route 251 reconstruction starts by end of 2028
A planned Illinois Department of Transportation reconstruction and widening of Illinois Route 251 on the north side of Rochelle could start by the end of 2028, Rochelle Interim City Manager and City Engineer Sam Tesreau said Wednesday.