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

A Dixon man faces felony charges accusing him of threatening a former state representative in connection with social media posts and emails, according to Dixon's police chief.

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

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.