Jury trials will remain on hold in Whiteside County after University of Chicago mathematicians’ work, though not complete, points to irregularities in how names surface for jury duty, a Whiteside County judge ruled Tuesday
An Illinois appellate court has upheld the 67-year prison sentence imposed on a Dixon man convicted of sexually assaulting and abusing a child

University of Chicago mathematicians reviewed jury selection process selection methods over the weekend to determine if they are randomized. A report on their findings is expected by Tuesday.

A Rock Falls man who police say threw a pregnant woman to the ground Wednesday is facing felony aggravated battery, fleeing, and weapon charges.

A Whiteside County judge ruled Wednesday that enough evidence exists for prosecutors to proceed with a meth trafficking case filed last month against a Morrison man
A Sterling man has been charged with home invasion and battery following a Thursday incident at a West Fifth Street residence

Three men were charged with drug offenses Friday in Sterling after a two-month-long task force investigation, according to Sterling police.

Concerns from a Sterling resident about Flock Safety cameras, what those cameras are recording and who has access to that footage, continue.

A Dixon man has been formally charged with three felonies in connection with social media posts and emails that authorities say directed threats toward a Lee County economic development official over data centers


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