Fulton News

First house under way in Whiteside's biggest new subdivision: Builders hope Thomson prison boosts sales By SAM SMITH
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The Fulton City Council gave final approval Monday to a tax increase ordinance for the city, which will raise property taxes by 4.9 percent but keep the rates on the low end of the list for Whiteside County.

Paintings by Judy Dixon at The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, 219 W. First St., Dixon.

BE ALERT FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. THAT'S THE MESSAGE FROM POLICE IN CLINTON AND FULTON, ILLINOIS.

Police in Clinton and Fulton are now working together to solve a string of sexual assaults and break-ins. It started in Fulton when a woman was robbed and raped at gunpoint last Tuesday and the latest attempt came Monday night.

Authorities say a Fulton woman was robbed and raped at gunpoint inside her home around 1 a.m. on Tuesday.

FULTON – Police in the Fulton area are looking for an armed robber who may have broken into two homes, raping the occupant of one at gunpoint.

A dangerous man is on the loose who police say raped and robbed a woman in Fulton, Illinois.

Fulton police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed and raped a female resident at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.

Posted on Nov 16, 2009 by admin . Three people went to the hospital after a collision Sunday along Highway 13.

FULTON, Ill. - Six delegates from the Whiteside Retired Teacher's Association recently attended the biennial convention of the Illinois Retired Teacher's Association in Springfield, Ill.

Fulton, Ill., thespians Colleen Ware, Cody Houzenga and Kyle Crosthwaite; and Megan Collins, Cole Rouch, Kari Huizenga, Denee Stone and Rachel Senior are shown practicing "Those Crazy Ladies in the House on the Corner." The thespians will perform the play Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The two-act comedy centers around three widowed sisters who ...

For the third year in a row, Rock Falls High School didn't make the grade, in the eyes of the state and under the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

FULTON – The Christmas Walk, “Celebrate: Our Holiday Memories,” is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Dec.

MORRISON – A Rock Falls man who broke into a Sterling home in June and robbed the family pleaded guilty Tuesday to home invasion.

One of 16 Illinois Lincoln Highway Gazebos has been installed in Fulton. The Fulton gazebo is located at the corner of Third Street and 10th Avenue, just two blocks from the windmill and Windmill Cultural Center.

Santa could be seen taking to the streets during the 19th annual A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa District 21 Toys For Tots Run on Sunday.

School is back in session at the high school in Fulton, Illinois. The school reopened Tuesday morning after being closed Friday because of asbestos concerns.

Three-year-old Elijah Mueller, of Fulton, Ill., creates his own art work on a pumpkin at Fulton's Fall Festival on Saturday.

FULTON – Fulton High School evacuated at 12:15 p.m. Friday after public health officials determined a patch of mysteriously removed asbestos tiles posed a health risk to students.