Mount Carroll’s 2025 Fourth of July celebration is scheduled for Friday, July 4, with events being coordinated and run by the Mount Carroll Fire Department.

Timber Lake Playhouse's Rock of Ages is a hilariously fun jukebox musical featuring a wonderful soundtrack of 1980s Rock hits. Directed by James Beaudry, Rock of Ages tells the story of people chasing ...

Recently I I received a letter signed by Emily Seidel, Advisor, Americans for Prosperity Action. The action they wanted was for me to send them some money. Americans for Prosperity sounds good; I ...

Savanna’s Fourth of July celebration will take place Saturday, July 5. The Savanna Historical Society is holding a “History Comes Alive Tour” of historical buildings in the community from 10 a.m.-12 p ...

Let me begin by saying thank you to everyone for their warm welcome. I can't tell you how glad we are to be in Mount Carroll. This June marks one year of bringing The Sewing Room and Workshop to ...

The cast had Broadway-level energy, the vocals were phenomenal, and the band rocked like a touring act. It was sharp, hilarious, and emotionally honest. What really caught me off guard? This kind of ...

SAVANNA—Freida Nickels was born June 26, 1937, the tenth and final child of Mike and Anna Clauss, in Hamilton County.

Meanwhile, the Trump and MAGA machine continue their rage, hate and revenge campaign with the recent takedown by ICE of Sen. Alex Padilla of California, simply trying to ask Kristi Noem a question, ...

THOMSON—Lawrence, like Lawrence of Arabia, Bruckner, like the composer, had his final journey to the one place he had not visited on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.