Concerns from a Sterling resident about Flock Safety cameras, what those cameras are recording and who has access to that footage, continue.

A Dixon man has been formally charged with three felonies in connection with social media posts and emails that authorities say directed threats toward a Lee County economic development official over data centers

The Dixon Police Department began a criminal investigation earlier this month, according to a news release issued Tuesday.

The Sterling Police Department made 53 arrests for drug and narcotic violations in 2025, compared to 58 in 2024, according to Sterling Police Chief Pat Bartel.

While the Sterling Police Department‘s calls for service were up in 2025 when compared with the prior year, its police chief said criminal activity has lessened.

A Lee County judge issued an arrest warrant Wednesday for a Downers Grove man accused of felony charges related to vehicle theft.

A Morrison man was taken into custody on several meth charges Thursday after police officers, who were staking out his home, watched him retrieve a box containing 420 grams of meth from his front porch.

A Sterling man has been charged with armed violence, weapons and drug offenses, accused of unlawfully carrying a gun while walking on a Sterling city street while toting a large amount of fentanyl.

Each count is punishable by up to 15 years in federal prison.