MORRISON – The Whiteside County Board on Tuesday approved, 21-3, a request to rezone the former Sterling Christian School building in Galt from residential to industrial. ... Read More »
DIXON – The Lee County Board on Tuesday voted 12-9 to allow a controversial wind farm, overruling a decision last month by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
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The college Board of Trustees on Monday voted to discontinue wind energy program amid declining interest from students, which officials attribute to negative perceptions of wind energy in the area, among other factors. ... Read More »
STERLING – A local doctor accused of illegally dispensing drugs that led to the deaths of at least 3 people hired a physician to issue prescriptions when he was absent, federal prosecutors say.
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STERLING – A long-awaited period of warm, dry weather has allowed area farmers to complete 77 percent of their corn planting, according to data released Monday by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
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SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A proposal that aims to create thousands of jobs in southern Illinois by kick-starting high-volume oil and gas drilling cleared a top committee Tuesday, sen
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constitutional right against self-i
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WASHINGTON (AP) – Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Com
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A stirred – if not shaken – Chicago Blackhawks team re-emerged Tuesday without much more explanation for what happened the night before.
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The 11th annual Breast Yard Sale, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, from May 25 through June 16, at Maple Hill Farm, 1194 Mud Creek Road. In addition to antiques, collectibles and the usual yard sale treasures, the sale offers new and gently used bras and lingerie. In fact, Maidenform has donated 1,000 new bras, panties, and support wear, said sale organizer Karen Virnoche-Brown, who has raised more than $75,000 for cancer ressearch over the last decade. ... Read More »
The city of Sterling has honored a passerby who stopped to help two people escape a burning house. The episode shows that, in an emergency, an alert and involved citizenry can make all the difference.
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We adamantly oppose Rock Island Clean Line placing power transmission lines through our state of Illinois. The cost in our natural resources, health quality, and finances woul
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DIXON – Patricia L. Wilson, 72, of Dixon, died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.She was born Dec. 11, 1940, in Dixon, the daughter of Arthur Ray and Lois (Stace
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MORRISON – Anne M. Petersen, 77, of Morrison, died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She owned and operated Anne Petersen’s Dance Studio in Morri
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