Tag Archives: whiteside county

• News

  Albany teen found ejected from vehicle at crash scene

  A 19-year-old from rural Albany, Illinois was hospitalized after a crash in which he was ejected from a vehicle.
• News

  Whiteside County votes in favor of school consolidation

  People in Whiteside County voted in favor of consolidating two schools.
• News

  Man jumps into Rock River during foot-pursuit with police

  A man who was running from police and jumped into the Rock River has not yet been found.
• News

  Illinois drivers – here comes spring construction

  One of the largest spring construction programs in the history of Illinois is about to get underway.
• Crime

  Sterling man accused of stealing steaks and a Wal-Mart TV

  Police say they captured a man wanted for allegedly stealing a 42-inch TV from the Sterling Wal-Mart.
• News

  Man killed by fallen tree

  A Morrison, Illinois man died when a tree he was cutting apparently fell on him.
• Crime

  7 arrested in heroin trafficking sting

  Seven people were arrested in connection with a police investigation that targeted alleged heroin traffickers working between Rockford and Dixon, Illinois.
• Crime

  Prison guard faces multiple theft charges

  Smoke from burning plastic led police to bust a Dixon Correctional Center guard for theft.
• Crime / News

  Three arrested for trying to use fake $20 bills at Wal-Mart

  Three people were arrested for allegedly trying to use fake $20 bills at an area Wal-Mart. Jimmie Martin, 40, of…
• Crime

  Police: Pair busted for trying to sell stolen goods to scrap yard

  Two Whiteside County men were charged with burglary after they reportedly tried to get cash for items stolen from a Sterling business.
• News

  Victim’s daughter-in-law to Sheley: “You are an animal”

  Accused spree killer Nicholas Sheley has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, his second life sentence in connection with 8 murders during the summer of 2008.
• Crime

  Sheley sentenced to life in prison

  Convicted murderer Nicholas Sheley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a Whiteside County courtroom.