Registration is from now through May 15 and can be completed in person, by mail or online at villageoflyndon.org at a cost of $10 per vehicle.

About a year after Cledy’s House of Hope opened in Rock Falls, the money is running out and, without donations, could be forced to close its doors, according to its COO.

A 38-year-old Dixon man was sentenced Wednesday to 120 days in the Whiteside County Jail and four years of probation in exchange for his guilty plea to a 2023 charge of possessing an image of child sexual abuse.

The Illinois State Police experienced three Move Over Law-related crashes Monday while responding to emergency incidents across Illinois. A squad car in Whiteside County was also struck by a passing motorist in a weather-related crash.

Unofficial vote totals Tuesday night indicate 57% of the more than 27,000 ballots cast selected Dillan Vancil of Gladstone over Julie Bickelhaupt of Mount Carroll.

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for Whiteside, Lee, Carroll and Ogle counties. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

It’s primary election day in Illinois and here are the races we will be watching when the polls close at 7 p.m.

A judge has ruled that Whiteside County may have been improperly excluding jurors for years, raising questions about whether the county’s jury selection process violates state law and defendants’ constitutional rights

Amanda Burger, director of the Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown, wants to sharpen the knowledge of local residents.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

Several schools throughout the Sauk Valley on Sunday announced weather-related cancellations and remote-learning plans for Monday.

Join Black Hawk College to celebrate seven new members of the BHC Alumni Hall of Fame on Thursday, April 2, at the Black & Gold Celebration.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for March 2-6, 2026.

A single-family home in Dixon that sold for $229,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lee County / Whiteside during the past week

Republican voters in the 17th Congressional District on Tuesday will decide who will face U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Rockford, in the November general election, while voters in Lee County will decide a number of referendums.

Two days after a Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico school bus incident sent 4 passengers to the hospital, Whiteside County’s sheriff is asking anyone with video footage to provide it for the official investigation and is attempting to correct what he described as inaccurate information

A Sterling man is jailed in Whiteside County as a result of an investigation into a criminal sexual assault allegation

The Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton are inviting the public to the last Wild Winter Wednesday of the season on March 25.

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its students of the month for February.

Dean Huisingh, founder, developer and director, will present a PowerPoint slide show about the Huisingh Family Foundation, which is dedicated to saving Illinois plant and animal species through conservation, restoration and education.

There are countless ways that people deal with pain, trauma, mental illness, and the challenges of life. One way that people, especially adolescents and young adults, try to regain control and find release is through physical self-harm.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for March 2-6, 2026.

Fulton City Lodge No. 189 will hold a soup-and-sandwich supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. March 19 at the Brunch House Restaurant.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Feb. 23-27, 2026.

A Rock Falls man was sentenced to 7 years in prison Thursday for severely beating his 61-year-old next-door neighbor in August 2022 after months of feuding

The YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at the Elks Club in Dixon.

This inaugural program aims to spark creativity, build confidence and introduce young people to the fundamentals of starting and running a business.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Feb. 23-27, 2026.

The Whiteside Forum will host Bucky Halker and his presentation of “This Land is Your Land: The Folksongs of Woody Guthrie” on Sunday, March 22, in Morrison.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro office in Morrison is sporting a fresh new look thanks to a unique collaboration with the Digital Media Arts students at the Whiteside Area Career Center.

A rural residence in Amboy that sold for $566,500 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lee and Whiteside counties over the past week

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties for Feb. 16-20, 2026.

MercyOne Clinton Foundation is accepting health care scholarship applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. The foundation offers scholarships ranging from $250 to $1,500 to people interested in pursuing a career in health care.

Applicants must be a current member of Cornerstone Credit Union as of April 1. Membership is open to individuals who live or work in Boone, Bureau, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside or Winnebago counties in Illinois and Green and Rock counties in Wisconsin.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help as authorities try to determine who stole and crashed a vehicle Wednesday night near Dixon then fled the scene on foot.

The Whiteside Area Career Center in Sterling has announced its January students of the month.

Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s annual Family Concert will be performed at 2 p.m. March 1 at the Camanche High School auditorium in Camanche, Iowa.

A Freeport woman has been charged in Whiteside County with felony aggravated driving under the influence and causing a Christmas Day crash that injured a 4-year-old child who was in the vehicle

Trent Ford currently is the state’s spokesman on climate sciences. He is an expert in climate and drought monitoring, research and data collection. He will make a presentation at 6 p.m. Monday, March 16, at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 10th Ave., Fulton.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Feb. 16-20, 2026.

OPINION: In late 2025, Amazon agreed to pay $1.5 billion to Amazon subscribers in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle county property transfers for Feb. 9-13, 2026.

The work includes Griswold Avenue from Ninth Street to LeFevre; Woodburn Avenue from 11th Street to LeFevre; 11th Street from Dillon to Woodburn; 13th Street from Dillon to Woodburn and 15th Street from Dillon to Griswold.

Thirty champion spellers from around the area competed Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, for a chance to go to the National Spelling Bee. Cindy Pelka, a Morrison Junior High seventh-grader, took home the regional title.

Doors open at 8 a.m. with the keynote presentation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Join Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Nancy Kuhajda for a lively discussion about Milk Jug Gardening.

A Sterling man has been sentenced to 4 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to a 2024 aggravated battery charge – a Class 2 felony because it involved a police officer – and a separate 2023 aggravated battery charge.

Do you understand and know how your real estate taxes are calculated in Whiteside County and where your tax money goes? An informational meeting, “Property Tax 101”, will take you through the Illinois tax cycle from start to finish.

Here is a list of Whiteside County property transfers for Feb. 9-13, 2026.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Feb. 2-6, 2026.

Eleven students have been named Whiteside Area Career Center students of the month for December.