Timothy Eggert

Timothy Eggert

Reporter

Tim covers criminal justice and public safety from Lee and Whiteside counties. Before joining Sauk Valley Media in August 2020, he reported on legal affairs and state government from Springfield. He's worked at newspapers on both of Michigan's peninsulas, and has a master's degree in public affairs reporting and a bachelor's degree in English.

Latest from Timothy Eggert

Forecasters: Sauk Valley ‘ice event’ could mark the start to 2021

Meteorologists expect a winter storm will sweep through the Sauk Valley on New Year's Day.

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Roads slick, residents without power, after winter storm knocked Sauk Valley

A winter storm Tuesday dropped a blanket of wet, heavy snow across the Sauk Valley

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SAUK VALLEY SNOW STORM: Conditions to get worse as travelers battle snow, ice

Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties are under a winter storm warning until 9 am Wednesday

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WINTER STORM UPDATE: Sauk Valley under warning, snow to start falling this afternoon

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Carroll, Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties.

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Sauk Valley nursing homes report 51 new virus cases, 5 more deaths in the last week

Data from the Illinois Department of Public Health shows 51 new cases, 5 more deaths were logged last week at long-term care facilities in the Sauk Valley

By Timothy Eggert●

Snow, freezing rain to create dangerous conditions in most of Sauk Valley by Tuesday night

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Carroll, Ogle and Whiteside counties

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Sauk Valley governments find financial balance despite the economic challenges that coronavirus brings

Local cities and counties faced with economic hardship thanks COVID-19 found different ways to stay balanced as the pandemic impacted their revenues.

By Timothy Eggert, Rachel Rodgers and Eric Ingles●

Despite small rise last month, Sauk Valley’s unemployment rate still on decline

Jobless rates last month across the Sauk Valley increased by fewer than half a percentage point

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Update: UP train derails outside of Dixon, no injuries reported

Officials are on site west of Dixon responding to a derailed train.

By Rachel Rodgers and Timothy Eggert●

Area softball team surprises Sauk Valley families with gifts

A girls softball team banded together to help local families through the holiday.

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Eight attorneys apply to fill associate judge vacancy

Eight candidates are vying for a 15th Judicial Circuit associate judge vacancy

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Pannier won’t seek third term as Morrison mayor

Morrison Mayor Everett Pannier won't run for reelection this spring. Four current aldermen are running for reelection, unopposed.

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Sauk Valley nursing homes, care facilities log 74 new virus cases, 21 more deaths in last week

Sauk Valley nursing homes, long-term care facilities continue to record new coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths

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Dixon school board, officials ‘enabled pattern of bullying,’ suit alleges

A Dixon High School student and his mother are suing the School Board, saying in their complaint that it and others “harbored, fostered and approved of a toxic culture and practice of bullying, harassment and violence among students”

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First doses of COVID-19 vaccine injected at CGH

CGH Medical Center in Sterling plans to administer 130 to 150 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine per day.

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