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Whiteside Forum Seeking Ideas

The Whiteside Forum will host an open meeting, business meeting, brainstorming session on Sunday July 7th, 2024 in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library to prepare for our upcoming 2024-2025 Season.  The library is located at 307 S. Madison St. in Morrison and ...
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Senator Chesney on Some Bills that Passed in 2024

Of the 500 or so bills that passed this year, several good ones are headed to the Governor for final action, and I will write about some of them in an upcoming column. This week, however, I want to highlight some really bad bills— ...
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Pay Attention When Approaching Construction Zones

The Illinois Department of Transportation has introduced new photo enforcement vans in an effort to crack down on speeding in construction work zones. IDOT says there are five vans in the state that could be used as soon as this construction season. Officials said ...
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All Accounted for at Sterling Home Fire

At approximately 7:22 pm Wednesday evening, Sterling Fire Department, Rock Falls Fire Department, CGH EMS and Sterling PD were dispatched for a reported structure fire in a home.The arriving crews found smoke coming from the attic area and asked for a MABAS (Mutual Aid ...
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Rep. Fritts Announces July Summer Tour

State Representative Bradley Fritts (R-Dixon) has officially announced his 2024 Summer Tour scheduled events for July. The tour consists of traveling office hours and coffee & conversation events from June 5th to August 30th. Coffee & conversation events will all be held at locally-owned ...
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Sterling-Rock Falls Jaycees Fireworks

Rock Falls Tourism will kick off the 4th of July weekend with the Independence Day Celebration Eats ‘N’ Beats @ The District on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the RB&W Park (201 E. 2nd Street, Rock Falls). The festivities begin at 4 pm with a ...
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CGH Health Foundation Names Two New Trustees

Larry Cooper and Julia Mendez, both of Sterling, were recently appointed as new trustees of the CGH Health Foundation Board. Since 1987, the focus of the Foundation has been to raise funds to sponsor health initiatives which serve Sauk Valley area children and adults. ...
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Big Boy Hits The Rails Again

One of the world’s largest trains will pass through a number of states, including Illinois, this summer and fall, making stops along the way to allow viewers an up-close look at the massive, 1.1-million-pound engine. Union Pacific’s legendary “Big Boy” steam locomotive was delivered ...
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SVACC Announces New Executive Director

The Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors welcomes Dallas Knack as the organization’s next Executive Director following the resignation of Kris Noble.Dallas Knack has served the SVACC as Marketing Coordinator since 2018. As Executive Director, Dallas aims to build upon the ...
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IDPH Warns of Dangerously High Heat

With dangerously high levels of heat forecast across the state of Illinois in the coming days, including heat index forecasts approaching 100 degrees, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning Illinoisans to take preventive actions to avoid heat-related illnesses.Exposure to extreme heat, and ...
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National Mosquito Control Awareness Week

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding the public that along with the start of summer, mosquito season is underway in Illinois and with that comes the risk of West Nile virus (WNV), which has been reported in 13 counties around the ...
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Tick Round Up in Lee County

Lee County Health Department has been conducting active tick surveillance throughout the county. This process involves dragging a piece of cloth in areas where ticks are commonly found, such as, grasslands, uncut lawns, forest edge habitat, and forested terrain. Ticks are then removed from ...
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