Alex T. Paschal

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ROCK FALLS – Burning rubber and deafening noise might sound disagreeable to many, but not to the fans and drivers who showed up Thursday, June 19, 2025, to Rock Falls Tourism’s Sick Summer Block Party. Sick the Mag once again stopped in the city while traveling between drag strips to display their power plants and put on a show to the thousands who descended on RB&W Park.

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DIXON — An estimated 3,000 people poured through the gates for the fourth annual Sauk Valley Pride Fest held Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Page Park in Dixon. Vendors, music, food, entertainment and, most of all, love, acceptance and tolerance were all on tap for the festival. Drag performers were the clear stars of the show, performing twice throughout the day. Crowd favorite and staple to the event was the band Invisible Cartoons, playing their self-described genre of music-slugged-smile-rock.

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June 16, 2025NewsHigh School SportsBearseNewspaperEvent CalendarWeekend PlansShaw Local RadioOn the 30th anniversary, past team members, their captains, planning committees, chairs and the organizers of Relay For Life in Lee and Whiteside Counties were thanked Saturday, June 14, 2025, for their volunteerism and donations in support for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life, now known as Relay For Life of the Sauk Valley. (Alex T. Paschal)More Shaw Local Network news

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Newman’s Garret Matznick makes a play in the hole against Teutopolis Friday, June 6, 2025, during the Class 2A state semifinal at Illinois Field in Champaign. (Alex T. Paschal)