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Booker announces candidacy: Whiteside County sergeant makes a bid for sheriff
MORRISON – Surrounded by family and friends, Whiteside County Patrol Sgt.
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Feed Our Children serves 7,133 lunches in first 3 weeks
Employees from the JCPenney store at Northland Mall are shown helping prepare items for the Let's Feed Our Children free summer lunch program sponsored by the United Way of Whiteside County.
$600,000 Grant for Rock Falls Health Center
" Today, Rep. Bill Foster announced a health center serving in Rock Falls would receive more than $600,000 from the Recovery Act Capital Improvement Program .
Police and fire reports for Friday, July 3, 2009
Dixon Police Tory C. Dexter, 18, of Dixon; Thursday in the 300 block of Monroe Avenue; violation of probation warrant; taken to Lee County Jail.
Accessed Spree Killer Wants Trial Moved
Attorneys for accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley don't want to have his first murder trial in Knox County.
Wrong turn leads to drug bust: Two New York men face charges in Whiteside
STERLING – A wrong turn led two New York men to the Whiteside County jail Tuesday after police discovered a crop of marijuana plants and other drugs in their vehicle.
Aurora, Elgin health centers to get part of $2.6M
Centers in Aurora and Elgin, and a third in Rock Falls, will share $2.6 million in federal stimulus money.
Police and fire reports for Monday, June 29, 2009
Dixon Police William L. Turner, 52, of Dixon; 12:03 a.m. Sunday, in the first block of South Peoria Avenue; three Lee County warrants – failure to appear, and one Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear; transported to Lee County Jail.
Toddler drowns in rural Sterling
STERLING – A 3-year-old Rockton boy died Saturday afternoon after an apparent drowning in rural Sterling.
Man killed in one-car crash west of Morrison
MORRISON – A 19-year-old Morrison resident was killed early Sunday in a one-car crash west of the city.
No boil order for wells near Rock River
Private well owners along the Rock River do not need to worry about the ethanol contamination in the wake of last week's spill in Rockford, according to the Whiteside County Health Department.
Police and fire reports for Thursday, June 25, 2009
Lee County Sheriff Shawn J. Beran, 31, of Dixon; 11:37 p.m. Wednesday; Lee County warrant, contempt – nonpayment/failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.
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Two airlifted after Whiteside County crash
Whiteside County deputies are investigating a two-vehicle accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in rural Prophetstown.
Sending out an S.O.S.: Hundreds rally in Sterling to save human services
Joanie Sims of Rochelle speaks about the services she receives from a state-funded agency.
Investigation into Mysterious Fish Kill in Rock River
Investigators are trying to determine whether the train derailment and ethanol explosion had anything to do with the thousands of dead fish washed up along the rock river today.
Sterling man wanted in homicide: Two suspects in custody after deadly street fight
Candles stand in vigil Sunday next to a photo of Juan Lopez. Lopez was fatally beaten early Saturday in Sterling.
State investigating fish kill on the Rock River
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has issued an advisory warning the public not to eat fish caught on the Rock River between Grand Detour, north of Dixon in Ogle County, and the lower dam in Sterling, in Whiteside County.
1 killed, 1 wounded in Sterling street fight
Whiteside County authorities have issued a first-degree murder warrant for a 33-year-old Sterling man reportedly involved in a fatal beating.
Police and fire reports for Friday, June 19, 2009
Dixon Police Stephen A. Hoople, 19, of Dixon; 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of South Hennepin Avenue; public indecency; released to Lee County Sheriff Department pending additional charges.
Group forms to promote flights: Whiteside organization will raise money, work through Quad Cities
ROCK FALLS – A group of Whiteside County and area residents is looking for volunteers to help honor World War II veterans with a trip to memorials in Washington, D.C. The Whiteside County Veterans Honor Flight program came together after several local vets were treated to Honor Flights though the organization's hub in the Quad Cities.