A Cook County man faces nine felony charges – including burglary, theft, and forgery – after authorities say he stole merchandise from the Sterling Menards store and paid over $1,600 to the store using a forged check.

It will be an open forum meeting with breakfast and hot coffee, as the group discusses topics such as local and abroad news.

A Sterling man was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after admitting he set a 2023 Sterling house fire in the middle of the night after learning a registered sex offender lived there

The annual award seeks to recognize outstanding educators who go above and beyond for their students.

A Rock Falls man accused of firing a gun into a car will stay out of jail on pretrial release under strict home monitoring, including video doorbells at every entrance.

The menu will include pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk and coffee for a donation to the fire department. Donations will be used to provide and maintain proper equipment and tools to perform the services the fire department provides to Morrison and surrounding areas.

Teachers are asking the same questions on technology: What is changing, and how do we keep up? A Dixon educator is helping them find answers, even as the technology keeps shifting beneath him.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 27 to May 1, 2026.

Full Throttle Monster Trucks will be at the fair Thursday, Aug. 20, and the famous Bigfoot truck will be on the track.

Resthave Care and Rehabilitation in Morrison has recently received several generous donations.

A single-family home in Dixon that sold for $405,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lee County / Whiteside in the past week

The 4-mile work zone is from Emerson Road to Galt Road and includes the U.S. 30 connector to Interstate 88.

Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison will host a presentation titled “Rise Up Again” on Tuesday, May 12, following the church’s mother-daughter dinner.

A Morrison home was destroyed by a fire early Saturday morning.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle property transfers for April 20-24, 2026.

In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Dutch Windmill will host folk singer Bucky Halker on Tuesday, May 12.

Protestors gather at Central Park in Sterling on Friday, May 1, 2026, to rally against the Trump Administration.

Woodlawn Dance Academy’s summer programs start the week of June 1, and registration is available now in person at the Academy or by calling 815-626-4278.

Students in the WACC's CEO program held their 2026 trade show Wednesday at the Northland Mall in Sterling. Students in the program were tasked to develop a business model and showcase their goods or services to the community. The show continues from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday.

A Rock Falls man has been charged in Whiteside County with four counts of possession of child sex abuse material

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 20-24, 2026.

From cake pops to candles, auto detailing to window washing, 31 students in the Whiteside Area Career Center’s CEO program will be showing and selling the fruits of their labor at the annual WACC CEO student trade show Wednesday and Thursday at Northland Mall in Sterling.

A Deer Grove man who pleaded guilty two years ago to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2020 head-on crash that killed a Sterling businessman, was resentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday after he admitted earlier this year to using cocaine while on probation.

A Rock Falls man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to a weapons charge.

During a recent Leaders to Washington trip, members advocated for legislator support to improve infrastructure along the Mississippi River, particularly the aging lock and dam system.

Strong to severe storms are expected across northern Illinois on Monday, with the greatest risk for damaging winds and hail arriving late afternoon into the evening

Morrison’s municipal water tower will be temporarily taken out of service beginning May 1 to allow for scheduled interior tank maintenance.

Henry C. Adams Memorial Library in Prophetstown will participate in a nationwide Pen Pal Club.

The Children’s Art Preservation Association has announced the decision to pause Morrison’s annual Paint the Town event in 2026 as part of a broader effort to refresh its organizational mission and strengthen its volunteer and sponsorship base.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

Polo School District Superintendent Kelly Mandrell has been named the 2026 Superintendent of Distinction by her peers in the Northwest Region of the Illinois Association of School Administrators.

After leasing the property for five years, the owner of a Morrison day care has purchased the building and the 5 acres of property on which it sits.

Clinton Symphony Orchestra’s former music director and conductor has been invited back for a “farewell” concert this weekend, closing the orchestra’s 72nd season.

From vision to woodwork: A Pinterest photo. A magazine idea. A dream kitchen. At Sterling Woodworks, those visions can become reality, and the custom cabinetry and design business is now bringing that creative process closer to Lake Carroll homeowners.

The Illinois State Board of Elections released final vote totals Friday in the March 17 primary. Here are the results for Whiteside, Lee, Carroll and Ogle county races.

Keeping tradition fresh: Three generations. 84 years. A Rock Falls bakery still rises before dawn to keep a family tradition alive.

In 1926, Sterling and Rock Falls were full of ambition – some of it still thriving today, some of it long gone. A barber chair, a bold Coliseum dream, a vanished golf course, a future NFL player – a century later, the stories still linger in local memory.

An Illinois appellate court has ordered a new hearing in a 2011 Sterling shooting case, ruling that a man convicted of attempted murder has possibly presented credible evidence of self-defense that was unavailable at trial.

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for April 6-10, 2026.

The Whiteside Forum will host Jessica Tosh on Sunday, April 26, to address the topic of homelessness. Tosh serves as a corps officer at the Salvation Army Sterling-Rock Falls Corps Community Center.

An Illinois appellate court has upheld the conviction of a Rock Falls man in connection with a fire at a Sterling apartment complex that killed three people in June 2020.

The Dixon Police Department is closely monitoring the weather today, preparing for possibly severe storms that could move through the Sauk Valley this afternoon and tonight

A Whiteside County jury pool allegedly includes dozens of deceased individuals, prompting a defense motion claiming systemic flaws in how Illinois compiles jury lists

Nine criminal charges filed against a Rock Falls man in connection with shots fired at a Rock Falls party last summer were dropped Monday as part of a plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to burglary in an unrelated case

A Sterling landlord has been charged after an investigation into living conditions at an apartment complex discovered pest and rodent infestation and no smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, city officials say

Carroll County Sheriff Ryan Kloepping on Wednesday confirmed the names of two men killed when the pickup truck they were in collided with a train Monday afternoon near Savanna

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 6-10, 2026.

Local youths recently had the opportunity to spark their interest in skilled trades during a two-day 4-H welding workshop, where participants learned the fundamentals of welding in a safe, hands-on environment at the Whiteside Area Career Center.

A Whiteside County man has been charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and four additional traffic-related offenses following an incident March 20.