Whiteside County

Directors from Illinois Head Start centers, the federally supported child care and early education program, said they fear cuts, as it targeted in The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.

This spring, Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Kyle Cooper's first-degree murder trial will begin April 8 in Whiteside County Circuit Court.

Kyle Cooper appears in Whiteside County Circuit Court in Morrison on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, for a pretrial conference. Cooper is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the Feb. 14 death of Daniel Gordon of Rock Falls. A jury trial is set for April 8.

The Bureau County Farm Bureau, in partnership with the Lee, Marshall-Putnam, Whiteside and Stark County farm bureaus, in partnership with Ag View FS and Growmark, are offering butterfly pollinator seed mix at a reduced price until April 11.

Booker: I am writing to you today to strongly urge your support for the upcoming public safety tax measure. As the sheriff of Whiteside County, | have witnessed firsthand the growing demands placed on our law enforcement, fire and emergency services.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office will increase its efforts to focus on stopping alcohol- and cannabis-impaired driving, unbuckled driving, speeding and distracted driving.

According to the lawsuit, the female patient was at the doctor's office for a medical visit on Aug. 4, 2022, when he sexually harassed, abused and assaulted her. She also alleges in the lawsuit that the doctor “had a history of inappropriate sexual behavior with female patients."

Ed Britton, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, will speak about the 100th anniversary of the refuge.

Change would allow for more parking on Fourth Street, officials say.

JCE Co-op, formerly Jo-Carroll Energy Co-op, on Monday announced the connection of its 7,000th fiber customer, the Garden Plain Township.

He also was ordered to pay $66,255, which includes a $5,000 fine, a $43,440 drug enforcement fee and other court costs.

Dixon resident Teyla Wendt recently was named to Millikin University’s high dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.

Preschool offerings are expanding in Dixon as Regional Office of Education No. 47 prepares to open two of four classrooms in April which, in all, will service up to 80 children at no cost to qualifying families.

Students must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 and a school district resident.

Before you head to the polls, here is a look at the candidates and the seats they are running for in Whiteside County's city, school and township elections.

Selected students will serve as non-voting members on the United Way Board of Directors from June 2025 through May 2026, providing valuable youth perspective to the organization while developing professional skills and connections.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Feb. 17-23, 2025.

The list honors students who received a semester grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.75 depending on the student’s college.

Whiteside Forum will discuss book, “Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living."

See when State Sen. Li Arellano Jr.'s mobile constituent services will be visiting your town.

Rodney Swan has been held in the Whiteside County Jail since mid-January, when he was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is accused of shooting himself in the thigh when a loaded gun tucked into his waistband discharged as he was pulling up his pants.

SVCC Academics and Student Services Vice President Jon Mandrell has been named the Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished College Administrator Award recipient.

Talk-Line: The Managing Editor of Sauk Valley News, Charlene Bielema, and reporter Brandon Clark discuss the recent protests being staged in Whiteside County concerning immigration and other national issues, the opening of the newly remodeled Dixon Historic Theater and more.

A Rock Falls man wanted on an arrest warrant in connection with a Dec. 8 home invasion in Sterling has been taken into custody and is facing more charges.

Over 250 people gathered in front of Sterling’s Grandon Civic Center and post office on Tuesday to peacefully protest against President Trump and Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk.

An initial investigation indicates the motorcycle was traveling south on Buell Road at a high rate of speed when it failed to stop at the posted stop sign at the intersection of Buell and Gaulrapp roads, according to Sheriff John Booker.

Kyle M. Cooper, 36, is charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 14 death of Daniel J. Gordon, 27, who prosecutors say was stabbed after trying to break up an altercation between Cooper and Cooper's ex-girlfriend, who was dating Gordon.

Join keynote speaker, experienced landscape designer and horticulturalist Kim Hartman as she unveils the secrets to shade-loving plants – including fresh and exciting new options – to transform your garden into a stunning sanctuary.

The screening’s goal is to provide parents a measure of their child’s development in areas of learning importance. The Bi-County cooperative and schools will offer preschool programs for special needs children ages 3 to 5.

With tax day fast approaching on April 15, United Way of Whiteside County is encouraging low-to-moderate-income households who have not yet filed their taxes to visit MyFreeTaxes.com. 

Sterling resident Ryan Heffelfinger will work in Lincoln Elementary’s physical education programs in the Sterling Public Schools.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties for Feb. 10-16, 2025.

School champions from three area counties compete at Dixon High School on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, in the regional spelling bee for a chance to represent the Sauk Valley in Washington, D.C.

After correctly spelling “illicitly,” Amboy Junior High School’s Parker Zimmerly won the Lee, Ogle, Whiteside Regional Spelling Bee on Thursday.

A California solar company sued the county last fall after the Whiteside County Board twice rejected a special-use permit application for solar farm development on Prairie Center Road near Morrison.

Kyle M. Cooper, 36, of Rock Falls, is being held in the Whiteside County Jail in Morrison on a first-degree murder charge as well as two counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Feb. 14 stabbing death of Daniel J. Gordon.

This community health assessment, known as the IPLAN, is a mandated planning process that all local health departments in Illinois must conduct every 5 years.

The two men were formally charged Feb. 11, with the offenses alleged to have occurred Jan. 3, according to court records

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently announced that it awarded 400 diplomas to graduating students for the fall semester.

Thanks to the generosity of students, Scout groups, churches and community members, 2,000 handmade Valentine’s cards were delivered to nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other long-term care centers.

Iowa State University, Trinity Christian College and Aurora University also announce fall semester dean’s lists.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Feb. 3-9, 2025.

According to a news release, Rock Falls police were dispatched at 1:50 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, for a reported stabbing in the 600 block of West 20th Street in Rock Falls.

A Whiteside County jury has found a Freeport man guilty of attempted predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 in connection with a reported assault at a Sterling school playground in 2023.

The Friends of the Hennepin Canal will host its next “Hike the Hennepin” event at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the steel dam, 298 14th St. NE, Milan.

The celebration begins at 2 p.m. at the Reagan Community Center, 202 W. Second St. Tampico Mayor Bruce Peltier, the Tampico Area Historical Society and Elevate Tampico will host the event.

Several Sauk Valley-area students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.

Testimony got underway Wednesday in Whiteside County Circuit Court, where a now-22-year-old Freeport man is facing multiple charges of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at a Sterling school playground two years ago.

Joann plans to close 500 of its 850 craft and fabric stores – including several across northern Illinois – the company announced on Tuesday.