Lee County News

For the first time in 27 years, Gary Spencer, Whiteside County's top prosecutor, will face an opponent in the race for state's attorney.

The new Lee-Ogle Transportation System is on schedule for deployment by as early as this fall.

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois - The man accused of killing a man in Galesburg, and spossibly linked to seven other deaths stretching from Rock Falls to suburban St.

By Rebecca Boysen Herald Staff Writer STERLING, Ill. - Whiteside County Sheriff's officials report a search is under way for a man considered to be armed and dangerous following the apparent murder of a ...

Whiteside County Sheriff's deputies are confirming the body found in the trunk of a car is that of its missing owner.

Can a president from Illinois deliver cash, power to the state? BY TARA BECKER tbecker@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext.

BY CHASE CASTLE ccastle@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext. 521 Juvenile delinquents in Lee and Whiteside counties may get more creative options for rehabilitation, possibly as soon as this fall.

About 7:15 p.m. Monday, a small private prop plane registered to Skyhawk Flying Club of Dixon crashed into a cornfield less than half a mile from the Dixon airport.

The bad news is, the bills are in the mail. The good news is, the bills are in the mail.

Presented by the ISBA Standing Committee on Attorney, Registration & Disciplinary Commission Dixon Thursday, April 24, 2008 Lee County Courts Building 309 S. Galena, Room 420 Register Now! Rockford Friday, ... via Illinois Bar Journal

“People had unrealistic expectations of how animals would be acting”

It has been six months since over 500 animals, 200 dead and 300 alive, were found at a residence in Rochelle. via Northern Star

“We hope it will be extremely successful in decreasing recidivism. We simply can't afford medications, psychiatric treatment and so forth”

New court to help mentally ill offenders - Dixon Sauk Valley News BY MALINDA OSBORNE DIXON - Lee County courts, law enforcement and Sinnissippi Centers have collaborated to form a "mental health" court, which, ... via NC Mental Hope News

“He later wrote that being in this class brought out skills he never thought he had”

Whatever the reason, she knows each will leave more tolerant and patient, virtues not found in your everyday lesson plan. via The Daily Gazette

“Any changes in the zoning ordinance need first to go through the Plan(ning) Commission and need to be following the comprehensive plan”

Farm-supply distributor John Hintzsche wants to build a plant at Interstate 39 and Chicago Road, west of Paw Paw. via The Daily Gazette

A Compton man pleaded guilty Thursday in Lee County Court to fondling a 4-year-old girl. via The Daily Gazette

“I would definitely never pay somebody on the spot for a ticket. There was a time you could do it but I wouldn't anymore”

"You are very vulnerable when you get pulled over. First thought is how do I get out of this? How do I end this?" says Kathleen Behrens of Rockford. via WIFR

“With everything that happened in Iowa, we expected there to be a big turnout, so we prepared early.”

Leading the way were Ogle County voters, of which about 32 percent of eligible voters went to the polls. via The Daily Gazette

“We're right in line with our estimates, and everything's going quite well”

Construction workers are pitching the first of 66 turbines on the 6,000-acre Grand Ridge Wind Farm this month. via Morris Daily Herald

“I am open, but really just came down to get out of the house. I think everyone is home”

Schools were closed. Banks were closed. Most of Northland Mall was closed - JCPenney and several other stores didn't have enough employees to open their doors, mall manager Gary Bright said. via The Daily Gazette

Jacob Cecil, 29, will be sentenced March 20 on one count of armed robbery. Cecil was wearing a mask when he entered Hometown Pantry, 100 E. Seventh St., shortly before 11 p.m. and demanded money. via The Daily Gazette