Charlene Bielema

Kyle Cooper, 36, is accused of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Feb. 14 stabbing death of Daniel Gordon, 27, outside of a Rock Falls residence.

Matthew Herpstreith is accused of running over 18-year-old Jackson Kradle on state Route 78 in July 2024 and then trying to cover up any involvement he had in causing the death.

Culver’s of Rock Falls will host a share night from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, when a percentage of sales and all cash donations will be donated by the Rock Falls senior class to Dylan Wescott and his family as he recovers from a sports accident.

Whiteside County Judge James Heuerman then went one step further by ordering 22-year-old LeAndrew Adams to serve the 15 years consecutively to a 3-year sentence he was given for throwing toilet water at officers in November 2023 while being held in jail for the sex assault case.

A Sterling woman has been fined a combined $3,400 in two separate animal neglect cases in which she was charged with hoarding and neglecting cats.

Abby Meeks, Austin Day and Joya Katner were recently promoted to shift leaders at Culver’s of Dixon.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for April 7-13, 2025.

Zoey Near plans to attend Michigan Technological University to major in aerospace engineering.

Resignations accepted April 16, 2025, include a Dixon High School principal's secretary and a high school choir teacher.

Terrabis, a multi-state cannabis operator with a Dixon location, has announced the launch of its high-potency flower in the Illinois market.

Derrick Flynn, 42, pleaded guilty Monday, April 14, 2025, in Lee County Circuit Court to aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection with an August 2023 fight in which he lacerated a woman's face and chipped and dislodged her teeth.

Brett A. Holcomb, 35, was arrested by Sterling police shortly after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, in the 1500 block of West Fourth Street and taken to the Whiteside County Jail, where he remained jailed Thursday.

The exposure marks the eighth incident of staff hospitalization from drug exposure at the Thomson facility in the past 15 months

The Whiteside Area Career Center has announced its list of students of the month for March 2025.

Home checked for possible occupants; no one killed or injured, according to deputy fire chief.