A Lee County judge decided Monday to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse.

A Sterling man is accused of producing a note at Community State Bank in Morrison, demanding money and threatening to kill the teller, before leaving with $2,000, a prosecutor said Monday.

A Sterling man is accused of aggravated robbery and burglary in connection with a reported bank robbery Saturday, July 5, in Morrison.

Derek Swanlund, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Cameron Pasley, 25, on Monday, April 21, 2025, in what police describe as a “domestic” incident.

Heath A. Knipple, 46, was charged in Lee County Circuit Court with six counts of Class X felony dissemination of child pornography with each listing that the victim was younger than 13

A Whiteside County judge has set the trial date for a Rock Falls man facing charges in five separate cases, including one for attempted murder. What has yet to be determined? Prosecutors must decide by July 18 which one of Daveon Lucas’ five cases will go to trial on that date.

Three Rock Falls men were in police custody Wednesday, July 2, accused of entering a garage in rural Rock Falls during a party over the weekend, assaulting a man, firing multiple gunshots at the residence and fleeing.

Jaysiah A. Segobiano, 24, pleaded guilty June 26 to one count each of mob action and battery in connection with the events that unfolded Dec. 8 in the 1000 block of Avenue K in Sterling. She is the second person to plead guilty in the case.

Duane Meyer has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and has been held in the Ogle County Jail since his arrest Oct. 9, 2019.