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For graduates, the learning is just beginning
And on Sunday, Amboy, Bureau Valley, Fulton, Morrison, Oregon, Polo, Prophetstown, Rock Falls and Sterling will give big send-offs to their graduates.
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STERLING – Jobless rates were down in the Sauk Valley area in April, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
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Authorities tie Sterling burglaries to multistate check-forging ring
STERLING – Members of a multistate check-forging and burglary ring who investigators say are responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank fraud also broke into several Sterling businesses and stole payroll and other checks, Mendota police said Thursday in a news release.
Old school site slated for assembly work
The Whiteside County Board on Tuesday approved, 21-3, a request to rezone the school building from residential to industrial.
Man credited with saving two lives
STERLING – Just as the sun was coming up April 4, Jordan Young spotted a column of smoke as he drove down East LeFevre Road near Platt Park.
Fitness center may reopen this month
STERLING – You can now run and play basketball at Westwood Sports Center, which was damaged in a fire last week.
Witnesses questioned in detasselers' deaths
STERLING – Lawyers are interviewing witnesses and taking depositions in a wrongful death lawsuit filed after two Sterling detasselers were electrocuted in summer 2011, they told a Winnebago County judge at a status hearing last week.
Newly seated Mayor Everett Pannier, after a brief closed session at the end of a relatively short City Council meeting, announced Monday that he would not renew the city administrator's contract.
Illinois State University athletic director quits in Dixon IL, Sterling, IL and Rock Falls IL
Illinois State University Athletic Director Gary Friedman unexpectedly resigned Monday with three years left on his contract, saying the job wasn't a good fit for him.
Woman collects money for ALS Foundation in Dixon IL, Sterling, IL and Rock Falls IL
"Old-fashioned things," the Glen Ellyn woman says, like her dad organizing family camping trips, playing songs on the organ and singing in his distinct Irish tenor.
Sterling will end class rank system
And starting with the graduating class of 2015, students who will be juniors next year, the school will not assign a class ranking, either.
Boy hit by train listed as serious
MILLEDGEVILLE – A 15-year-old boy was in serious condition at a Rockford hospital Sunday after he was struck by a train on the railroad bridge over Elkhorn Creek on Friday night.
Airport attorney's role, bills questioned
But his role goes beyond the legal realm. He performs bookkeeping tasks, drafts the budget, and prepares the monthly minutes for airport board meetings.
Business notebook: Cobblestone 51 opening in Dixon
DIXON – Cobblestone 51 likely will be open by Wednesday at 117 N. Galena Ave., the former Little Angelo's site, owner Josh Burkhalter said.
Westwood's fitness center to stay closed
STERLING – Parts of Westwood Fitness and Sports Center are expected to reopen Monday, a week after a fire forced the building's evacuation.
Longtime therapist opens office
Juanita Madrigal, 54, of Rock Falls, a licensed clinical professional counselor, treats abused children, as well as individuals, couples and families, at Isaiah Counseling Center in Sterling.
Do your part to help food drive succeed
Last year, more than 30,000 pounds of food was collected by letter carriers in Rock Falls, Sterling and Dixon.
Follow FOID law on mental health issues in Dixon IL, Sterling, IL and Rock Falls IL
SPRINGFIELD – The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state's debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified when they determine a person has serious mental health concerns.