Hector Losoya, 57, was sentenced through a plea agreement April 16 after pleading guilty to a 2023 charge of not registering with Rochelle police.

Derek Swanlund, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Cameron Pasley, 25, also of Mt. Morris.

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.

Cameron Pasley, 25, was shot several times at his residence in Mt. Morris in what police describe as a “domestic incident.”

One person is dead and another charged with first-degree murder in what police are calling a “domestic incident” that happened late Monday afternoon.

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.

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.

The Talk-Line interview for April 16 is with Ogle County States Attorney Mike Rock discussing criminal court cases that have concluded or are still ongoing through the state’s attorney’s office.