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Pumpkin, pies and smiles at Dixon's Scarecrow Festival

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Pumpkin, pies and smiles at Dixon's Scarecrow Festival
The annual Scarecrow Festival returned to downtown Dixon on Sunday, bringing plenty of fall fun – a scarecrow decorating contest, face painting and pumpkin painting, a petting zoo, craft vendors, food, a pumpkin patch, live music, a photo booth and m…
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A signature movement visits the Sauk Valley

A signature movement visits the Sauk Valley

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Joyce will run for 14th Judicial Circuit Court seat

Joyce will run for 14th Judicial Circuit Court seat

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Top Headlines

New Illinois law will let adults earn high school diplomas instead of GEDs

State12:02 am

‘Armed and dangerous’ man accused of shooting deputy near Rockford still at large

State12:13 am

Clock ticks on community health center funding

LocalSept. 22, 2017

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Police: Dixon felon admits to stealing car, setting it ablaze

Police: Dixon felon admits to stealing car, setting it ablaze

Local12:10 am
Trio takes on director duties at WACC after former exec's resignation

Trio takes on director duties at WACC after former exec's resignation

Local12:06 am
Newman will host blood drive this week

Newman will host blood drive this week

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Health specialists are itching for a mosquito emoji

Health specialists are itching for a mosquito emoji

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Teens have less driver: Fewer choose to get their driver's licenses at 16

Teens have less driver: Fewer choose to get their driver's licenses at 16

State11:56 pm
Morrison Community Hospital lists 3 things your doctor wants you to know
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Morrison Community Hospital lists 3 things your doctor wants you to know

Health & MedicalSept. 14, 2017
A busy general election: The race for Illinois attorney general is heating up fast

A busy general election: The race for Illinois attorney general is heating up fast

State Election11:58 pm
Daily Record: SVM staff share music reviews and news

Daily Record: SVM staff share music reviews and news

April 24, 2017
Editorial cartoons for Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 – Dave Granlund & Joe Heller

Editorial cartoons for Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 – Dave Granlund & Joe Heller

National Editorial & Columnists11:51 pm
Police reports for Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2017

Police reports for Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2017

Police/Fire Reports12:11 am
What is WIC? The Whiteside County Health Department explains
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What is WIC? The Whiteside County Health Department explains

Health & MedicalSept. 14, 2017
Playlist: What We're Listening To

Playlist: What We're Listening To

MusicApril 24, 2017

Local News

Joyce will run for 14th Judicial Circuit Court seat

Joyce will run for 14th Judicial Circuit Court seat

STERLING – When Trish Joyce was sworn in as a 14th Judicial Circuit Court judge in 2016, she said she was grateful to the Supreme Court just…
12:06 am
  • Police: Dixon felon admits to stealing car, setting it ablaze
  • Trio takes on director duties at WACC after former exec's resignation
  • Help available for disaster relief sign-up for Caroll and Ogle county residents
  • Newman will host blood drive this week

Local Sports

Short field helps Warriors

Short field helps Warriors

As if Sterling's stifling defense and big-play offense weren't enough to beat Geneseo on Friday, the Golden Warriors also consistently won t…
11:39 pm
  • Gebhardt gets 1st Rock River Run win
  • Sterling’s Ceruzzi fifth at Warriors’ own invite
  • Dixon swimmers pace Byron
  • Rock Falls duels with bigger schools

Obituaries

Bradley L. Billings

Bradley L. Billings

STERLING – Bradley Lockie Billings, 97, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2017, at Sterling Pavilion Nursing Home. She worked at National Manufacturing…
3:44 pm
  • Shirley T. Kilberg
  • Melinda R. Guentert
  • Carl F. Biederstedt
  • Francis ‘Frank’ McCann

Police Beat

Police reports for Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2017

Police reports for Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 23-24, 2017

STERLING POLICE Diego A. Hernandez Garcia, 26, of Sterling; 7:46 a.m. Friday at Sixth Avenue and Ea…
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  • Police reports for Friday, Sept. 22, 2017
  • Police reports for Thursday, Sept, 21, 2017
  • Police reports for Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017
  • Police reports for Monday, Sept. 18, 2017

Opinion

Grateful to have heard comments from lawmaker

The members of Action for a Better Tomorrow – Sauk Valley would like to express our appreciation to state Rep. Tom Demmer for meeting with u…
11:51 pm
  • GUEST EDITORIAL: Diverse voices needed under Illinois' capitol dome
  • Editorial cartoons for Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 – Dave Granlund & Joe Heller
  • Best place by far to build Toyota-Mazda plant
  • Peace Center is topic of next Forum meeting

Entertainment

Spies prove stronger than a killer clown at box office

NEW YORK (AP) – The R-rated spy comedy “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” displaced the horror sensation …
11:49 pm
  • Jerry Lewis cuts his six sons from his will
  • ‘Ninjago’ doesn’t click like previous Lego movies
  • Yusuf taps into his Cat years: A new album marks the musician’s 50-year career with a return to his classic sound
  • Jam Fest on campus in Mount Morris

Local Business

Forreston business offers a home on the range for gun enthusiasts

Forreston business offers a home on the range for gun enthusiasts

FORRESTON – Talk about a gun shop with the whole works. A husband-and-wife team in Forreston opened…
Sept. 22, 2017
  • Kidney care coming to Sterling shopping center
  • Dixon business is in the pink: Gambling parlor offers rustic charm, local history and video gambling
  • Dunkin' Donuts opening pushed back
  • Perna's Pizza going up for auction

Community

Support groups, clubs, and services

Tuesday, Sept. 26Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family plann…
11:49 pm
  • Run across Illinois to raise Alzheimer's awareness kicks off in Fulton
  • Mail order bride topic of meeting
  • Support groups, clubs and services
  • Support groups, clubs and services

Lifestyle

Son wants to father figures too soon

Son wants to father figures too soon

Dear Abby,My 40-year-old son signed up with an online dating site. He has a 17-year-old son and has …
11:48 pm
  • ealth problems cause dad to question parentage
  • Without price breaks, rural hospitals struggle to stock costly drugs
  • New bill could leave millions uninsured
  • Dear Abby: Woman's co-worker's ridicule her extreme aversion to blood

State

Teens have less driver: Fewer choose to get their driver's licenses at 16

Teens have less driver: Fewer choose to get their driver's licenses at 16

Kristina Kim turns 18 in January, but she still doesn’t have her driver’s license.At first it was be…
11:56 pm
  • Report: Payments for substance abuse, mental health treatment often denied
  • New Illinois law will let adults earn high school diplomas instead of GEDs
  • ‘Armed and dangerous’ man accused of shooting deputy near Rockford still at large
  • Illinois health care exchange rates could increase by 2018

Nation & World

Trump replaces travel ban with new restrictions

WASHINGTON (AP) – Citizens of more than half a dozen countries will face new restrictions on entry t…
11:58 pm
  • Despair rises for relatives of the missing in Mexico quake
  • Powerless: Puerto Rico faces weeks without electricity
  • Government seeks prison time for Weiner in sexting case
  • Domestic violence homicide rate drops with stricter gun law, study finds

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Letters to the Editor

  • Grateful to have heard comments from lawmaker
  • Peace Center is topic of next Forum meeting
  • Airport Board should rethink its bad decision
  • Respect life; be part of Life Chain on Oct. 1
  • Dare to seek unconditional forgiveness
  • CASA needs support in a variety of ways
  • ‘Unchecked abuse of power going on here’
  • Airport Board's controlling trio has done it again
  • Rankled by Airport Board’s latest meeting
  • Young pedestrians face additional peril in September
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