As promised at the beginning of the year, the Whiteside County Health Department began construction Monday on another expansion of the federally funded Community Health Clinic at 1300 W. Second St.
The year-end numbers are in, and they show that video gaming has remained fairly steady in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties over the last two calendar years.
The Whiteside County Board is looking for another Republican to join its ranks in the wake of the Jan. 1 resignation of Larry Russell of Fulton.
A retired Winnebago County circuit court judge and a grain farmer from Milan, both Republicans, are running to replace the freshman Democrat in Illinois' 17th Congressional District, which includes Whiteside and Carroll counties.
A Republican businessman and philanthropist from Galesburg who announced plans to try to unseat freshman Democratic U.S. Rep Eric Sorensen is dropping out of the race. Another GOP candidate, however, is waiting in the wings.
A free new online marketplace for Whiteisde County businesses to showcase and sell their products, “from artisanal crafts to locally sourced goods,” is being made available by the county. Restaurants, bars and other entertainment venues also will be featured.
Two area towns each will receive a Community Development Block Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity that will be used “to make critical repairs to water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure,” the governor’s office said in a news release.
Whiteside County has updated and upgraded its website to make it more user-friendly and informative.
A job fair involving five state agencies that are looking for, among other things, correctional and security officers, medical workers at all levels, engineers and accountants, will be held July 27 at the AFSCME union hall in Dixon, and online.