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Command staff made errors at scene of Sterling firefighter’s death: Dixon fire captain

Dixon Fire Capt. Aaron Brown described what he saw during a fatal 2021 fire during his testimony in a Whiteside County courtroom Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, the second day a 12-member jury heard testimony in a wrongful death lawsuit.

By Charlene Bielema●

IDOT worker forgives Carroll County woman who ‘deliberately’ hit him with her car in Marengo

An IDOT worker told a Shannon woman who admitted to hitting him with her car on a Marengo roadway that although his “life has changed forever,” he forgives her.

By Amanda Marrazzo●

Ramos attorney opens trial with reasons why Rock Falls fire officials responsible for Sterling fireman’s death

When the first Sterling fire engine arrived at the scene of a rural Rock Falls garage fire Dec. 3, 2021, Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos was on it. Just two hours after he arrived, firefighters would be removing his body from the basement – his death caused by asphyxia.

By Charlene Bielema●

Opening statements to begin Tuesday in Sterling firefighter’s wrongful death lawsuit

After a full-day’s work, a Whiteside County jury was seated Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to hear a wrongful death civil case that could see the jury asked to award tens of millions of dollars to a Sterling firefighter’s widow and children.

By Charlene Bielema●

Jury could award Sterling firefighter’s widow tens of millions of dollars in death damages: attorney

A pool of nearly 80 potential jurors was waiting it out in a Whiteside County courtroom Monday as jury selection began in a wrongful death civil case that could see the jury asked to award tens of millions of dollars to a Sterling firefighter’s widow and children

By Charlene Bielema●