MORRISON – Nicholas T. Sheley's first Whiteside County trial, slated to begin June 11, now will start Sept. 10, presiding Judge Jeffrey O'Connor ruled today. ... Read More »
MORRISON – A Whiteside County jury has acquitted Patti J. Mock of five counts of first-degree murder in the September 2009 death of 8-month-old Xavier Delgado.
The jury deliberated only 22 minutes before coming to its not guilty verdict.
Mock has been in the Whiteside County Jail for nearly 2 ye
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Patti J. Mock, 64, of Rock Falls, is on trial in the death of 8-month-old Xavier Delgado, who prosecutors say was shaken to death in late September 2009.Video: ... Read More »
MORRISON – Nicholas T. Sheley's first Whiteside County trial, slated to begin June 11, now will start Sept. 10, presiding Judge Jeffrey O'Connor ruled today.
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MORRISON – A Whiteside County jury has acquitted Patti J. Mock of five counts of first-degree murder in the September 2009 death of 8-month-old Xavier Delgado.
The jury deli
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CHICAGO (AP) – The groom is being sought in the stabbing death of his young bride hours after their marriage – his new wife’s body found in a bathtub in the silver sequin cock
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) – Illinois should move quickly to establish itself as an international leader in online poker and other types of Internet gambling, state Senate President Joh
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – The CEO of JPMorgan Chase offered a quick but blunt apology to shareholders Tuesday for a $2 billion trading loss that “should never have happened” and surv
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It wasn’t that long ago that Rock Falls girls track team members Savanah Davis and Katie Anderson could have been asking, “Why me?”Davis, a senior, and Anderson, a sophomore,
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Editor’s note: This is one of Grace’s favorite columns, first printed 6 years ago. While she is out of the office, here it is again for anyone who may have missed it, or lost
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Editor’s note: This is one of Grace’s favorite columns, first printed 6 years ago. While she is out of the office, here it is again for anyone who may have missed it, or lost
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Thursday, May 17Childhood immunization clinic; Women, Infants and Children clinic; and Family Planning Services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S.
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FRANKLIN GROVE – An ice cream and music festival scheduled for Saturday afternoon at Franklin Creek Grist Mill is canceled because the man with a 1920s-era ice cream maker can
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In a perfect world, units of government would not have to offer tax rebates and other incentives to attract and retain businesses.But other states do it, and Illinois can’t af
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The Performing Arts Guild presented “The Importance of Being Ernest” May 3-6. What an excellent performance by every individual. They all stayed in character, with wonderful “
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Daniel B. “Dan” HagueCLINTON, Iowa – Daniel B. “Dan” Hague, 91, of Clinton, Iowa, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center North.Arrangements were completed by Pape
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ELGIN – Levi Alan Toelke, 3-month-old son of Chad and Dana (Hubbard) Toelke of Elgin, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Levi was bor
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