Jonas M. Gragert, 37, pleaded guilty in Whiteside County Court to two counts of possessing sexual abuse images of a child younger than 13 in each of two cases, one filed in 2020 and another filed in 2023.

West Pines Road is closed from 10th Street in Oregon to South Gale Road outside the city limits after a semitruck overturned Thursday afternoon. Extrication efforts to remove the driver from the upside-down vehicle were underway as of 1:15 p.m., Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

Music recitals, outdoor adventures at the YWCA and historical museum presentation on this week's slate of activities.

Music recitals, outdoor adventures at the YWCA and historical museum presentation on this week's slate of activities.

A former Sterling man already jailed in Whiteside County since late March on a charge of violating a protective order has now been accused of entering a Sterling home earlier that month, sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint and threatening to kill her.

Sterling Main Street has been designated as an Accredited Main Street America program for the 15th year in a row.

City of Rock Falls Electrical Director Dick Simon was presented a Distinguished Service Award at the 2024 annual conference of the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency, Illinois Municipal Utilities Association and Illinois Public Energy Agency.

Mike McBride, a local railroad enthusiast, will present a program titled “Steam’s Last Hour” on Monday, May 20.

LUXX The Restaurant, newly opened in Sterling, wouldn’t be possible without the wonderful community support, said owner Sonny Dalipi.