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Sterling Today committed to preserving historic downtown building

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Sterling Today committed to preserving historic downtown building
Sterling Today is working on plans for the Mercantile Building without the Economic Growth Corporation, but says it is committed to preserving the building for future development.
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Whiteside County Fair wraps up tonight

Whiteside County Fair wraps up tonight

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Rise and shine! It’s breakfast time in Rock Falls

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Airport adds manager to list of departures

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SVM Editorial: Really, President Trump? Really?

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Rauner vetoes plan requiring overdue bill reporting

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Police reports for Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

Police reports for Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

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Oregon Chamber lauds its community volunteers

Oregon Chamber lauds its community volunteers

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Socializing with Suzy in the sunshine

Socializing with Suzy in the sunshine

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It's #FlashbackFriday with Mumford & Sons

It's #FlashbackFriday with Mumford & Sons

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Property transfers in Lee and Whiteside counties: Aug. 19, 2017

Property transfers in Lee and Whiteside counties: Aug. 19, 2017

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Editorial cartoon for Saturday, August 19, 2017 - Dave Granlund

Editorial cartoon for Saturday, August 19, 2017 - Dave Granlund

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Daily Record: SVM staff share music reviews and news

Daily Record: SVM staff share music reviews and news

April 24, 2017
Find the blessing in job loss

Find the blessing in job loss

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Looking for a Wham-bang turnaround

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Playlist: What We're Listening To

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Local News

Property transfers in Lee and Whiteside counties: Aug. 19, 2017

Property transfers in Lee and Whiteside counties: Aug. 19, 2017

Whiteside County property transfers recorded the week of Aug. 7Warranty deeds• Clint A. and Brenda L…
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  • Airport adds manager to list of departures
  • Socializing with Suzy in the sunshine
  • Oregon Chamber lauds its community volunteers
  • Whiteside County Fair wraps up tonight

Local Sports

Rockets looking to build on last season with many new faces

Rockets looking to build on last season with many new faces

There’s no seasons-long losing streak to break this time for the Rock Falls Rockets.The first 3 week…
12:23 am
  • Dukes’ defense looks to be stout once again in 2017
  • A check-up on your stands
  • Rockets beat Byron at home
  • Marcos change conditioning method to suit spread offense

Obituaries

Joseph R. Koenig Jr.

Joseph R. Koenig Jr.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. – Joseph Robert Koenig Jr., of North Fort Myers, formerly of Dixon, passed away Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. He was 71.
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  • Agnes M. DeWalt
  • Jesse G. Moreno
  • Dennis D. Wurster
  • Richard F. 'Rick' King

Police Beat

Police reports for Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

Police reports for Friday, Aug. 18, 2017

STERLING POLICE James Maloney, 58, of Sterling; 8:03 a.m. Thursday at Avenue K and West LeFevre; no…
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Opinion

Is the economic sun setting on rural Illinois?

Is the economic sun setting on rural Illinois?

I gave a talk this past week about the future of rural Illinois to a gathering of presidents of Illinois community foundations.
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  • Editorial cartoon for Saturday, August 19, 2017 - Dave Granlund
  • Editorial cartoon for Saturday, August 19, 2017 - Joe Heller
  • SVM Editorial: Really, President Trump? Really?
  • ‘Time for us all to raise our voices’

Entertainment

HBO regains control of its hacked social media accounts

NEW YORK (AP) – HBO says it has regained control of its social media accounts after the latest secur…
Aug. 17, 2017
  • A lot of iTunes users pay money for the sounds of silence
  • Pink to receive MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
  • Dive into Depot Days next weekend
  • No more apologies: Oprah lets go of emotional weight

Local Business

Group raises money for classrooms

OREGON – At the end of last semester, Moving Matters launched a crowd-funding campaign to raise money for additional flexible seating option…
Aug. 12, 2017
  • New Blount sign installed south of Oregon
  • A whole world of time for fitness
  • Donaldson sites earn recognition
  • Sterling Kiwanis Club Member of the Quarter

Community

  • DAY TRIP: History near and Deere to the Sauk Valley
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  • Support groups, clubs and services
  • Support groups, clubs and services

Lifestyle

Eclipse tip: How to safely view the phenomenon in and outside the path of totality

WICHITA, Kan. — Lake Afton Public Observatory director Harold Henderson and the Kansas Astronomical …
Aug. 17, 2017
  • Website lets public see perks doctors get, but most people don't bother looking
  • Long-term opioid use rarely starts with surgery, study finds
  • Doctor sheds some light on eclipse myth
  • Reusing wooden pallets around the house? Be careful

State

Illinois governor says immigration bill 'very reasonable'

CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner says a plan that would limit cooperation between authorities in Ill…
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  • Rauner vetoes plan requiring overdue bill reporting
  • Doctor sheds some light on eclipse myth
  • Ford will pay up to $10.1 million to settle harassment allegations with Illinois plants
  • Illinois school-funding veto vote scheduled for next week

Nation & World

NASA, PBS marking 40 years since Voyager spacecraft launches

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Forty years after blasting off, Earth’s most distant ambassadors – the t…
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  • Finnish police shoot man who stabs 8 people in Turku; 2 dead
  • Carnage in Spain started with botched explosion
  • Eclipse weather forecast: Best in West, least in East
  • Cheetos pop-up restaurant opens in New York
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