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Judges are paid a stipend of $180 for their work on election day.
One victim was identified as a 17-year-old of Sterling. He remains in critical condition. A second victim has been identified as a 14-year-old, also of Sterling. His condition is reported as stable.
Sterling police officers were notified of a shooting that had occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 13th Avenue and East Fifth Street, Sterling.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently announced it awarded diplomas to 8,586 graduating students for the spring semester.
Carroll County Republican Party Chairwoman Lana Soldat attended the Republican National Convention as an Illinois delegate. The convention took place July 15-18 in Milwaukee.
Fritts will serve over 400 meals to children at Coloma Homes in Rock Falls.
Tractor pull, pro bronc and bull riding, demo derby also will be featured at fairground’s grandstand.
The Aden Lamps Foundation’s goal is to spread awareness about sudden unexpected infant deaths and educate families on unsafe infant sleeping environment dangers.
Whiteside County jury on Friday convicts Steven W. Coleman of murder, four arson-related charges in 2020 Sterling apartment fire that left three dead.
Testing identified West Nile Virus in mosquitoes near Morrison over a month earlier than in 2023.
The Fulton Police Department faces a “dire and unprecedented” staffing shortage, Police Chief Nicholas Neblung told the Fulton City Council last month. His department is not alone.
Defendant Steven W. Coleman's ex-girlfriend, brother testify about hours leading up to fire.
The storm systems that swept across northern Illinois Monday evening spawned at least two tornadoes in the Sauk Valley.
The Sterling Noon and Rock Falls rotary clubs will partner to host a combined BBQ pork chop and corn boil lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, July 22, at the Sterling Marketplace, 111 W. Second St., Sterling.
With many local departments understaffed, Sauk Valley Community College's police academy and others are more important than ever to supply police officers.
Rock Falls resident Lilian Gaulrapp was recently named to Mount Mercy University’s dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester.
The trial of Steven W. Coleman continued in Whiteside County Court on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Coleman is accused of setting fire to a Sterling apartment complex in June 2020, resulting in the deaths of three people.
Prosecutors set their sights on proving the 2020 fire that killed three people in Sterling was an act of arson. Meanwhile, the defense worked to prove to the jury that even though the defendant Steven W. Coleman phone was found near the burning building, he didn't start the fire.
The Dixon American Legion Post 12 will serve hot dog, hamburger, or brat picnic dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, July 19.
Detailing what they described as a drug deal gone awry that led to the desire for revenge, Whiteside County prosecutors began laying out their case Tuesday against a Rock Falls man accused of setting a fire that killed a Sterling woman and two children in June 2020.
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of the Sauk Valley on Monday, causing flash flooding from the Rock River, blocking roadways and leaving thousands without power, authorities said.
Steven W. Coleman is charged with arson and six counts of first-degree murder in the fire that killed two children and a woman at Western Apartments.
After Monday's jury selection, the trial of Steven W. Coleman is underway in Whiteside County. Coleman is accused of setting a fire to the Western Apartments in Sterling that killed three people in June 2020.
Warning in place until 7:45 p.m.
Sauk Valley Community College’s Community Education Department will host its next Private Pilot Ground Training and Instrument Training classes via Google Meets.
Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the center’s services and programs.
The dean’s list honors full-time students with a grade-point average of 3.65 or higher.
After failing to pass in 2022, Whiteside County voters will be asked to consider a public safety tax again in November to fund 911 emergency dispatch call center services.
Saturday’s schedule includes project judging in a wide variety of categories, table activities, a bake sale, a silent auction and an ice cream social.
Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 22-28, 2024.
Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 29 to July 5, 2024.
A case management conference on the two motions is set for 3:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Whiteside County Courthouse.
Two Monmouth men have been charged in Lee County with felony burglary and theft in connection with a break-in at a rural Dixon residence.
The portion is 4.1 miles long and is named Leopard Frog.
What started off as a box of donuts and a handful of veterans has blossomed into a resource-driven, therapeutic breakfast of camaraderie and fellowship.
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently announced it awarded more than 700 diplomas to graduating students for the spring 2024 semester.
4-H and FFA members will sell rabbits, steers, hogs, goats, poultry and dairy baskets.
OSF Life Flight held an open house Wednesday for its newest 24/7 air ambulance base at the Whiteside County Airport at 10950 Hoover Road.
Veterans meet once a month at the Whiteside County Senior Center in Sterling for breakfast and fellowship.
A Morrison man was seriously injured Monday when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided in rural Sterling.
Waterfowl hunters can mark their calendars for upcoming waterfowl blind drawings at several public hunting areas in Illinois, including Sterling.
A Sterling man sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on each of two charges of disseminating child sexual abuse images is asking for his sentence to be reconsidered.
In late September, the Twin Cities Communications Center in Sterling will close, and the dozen 911 dispatchers who work there will join eight coworkers in the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center in Morrison.
A Freeport man accused of sexually assaulting a Sterling girl in April 2023 will face a jury July 16 in Whiteside County Court.
The dean’s list honors students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.
A Whiteside County judge has ruled that a Rock Falls man who investigators said forced his way into a woman’s home without provocation in fall 2023, beat her severely and tried to strangle her is now fit to stand trial.
Proceeds from the outing will go toward Make-A-Wish Illinois.
Work will include repairing the bridge deck, replacing the bridge joints and installing a new deck overlay.
The agreement is for three years.
The service is free and open to students in the college’s district.