Kathleen A. Schultz
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Big Sky Wind Farm taking a second shot at upgrading turbines in Lee County
DIXON – Big Sky Wind Farm, which has 114 turbines in Lee and Bureau counties, is once again seeking a special-use permit to decommission the 58 in southern Lee County, and upgrade – or repower – them with replacements. → Read More
Arizona inmate killed Friday in fight at Thomson prison
THOMSON – A 37-year-old Thomson prison inmate from Arizona died Friday after a fight, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a news release Friday night. → Read More
Arixona inmate killed Friday in fight at Thomson prison
THOMSON – A 37-year-old Thomson prison inmate from Arizona died Friday after a fight, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said in a news release Friday night. → Read More
Cause of death still pending in fatal Mt. Morris fire; expectant mother was an EMT
MT. MORRIS – An autopsy was performed today on a 27-year-old Mt. Morris woman who, along with her unborn boy, appears to have perished Wednesday afternoon in a house fire. → Read More
Bustos to step down as head of Democrats' campaign committee
MOLINE – U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, head of the party's Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will not seek to maintain that position, and instead "will focus her efforts on legislating," she said in a release Monday. → Read More
Freeport Lincoln reenactor, Leaf River man jailed on child pornography, prostitution charges
FREEPORT – Nationally known Abraham Lincoln impersonator George Buss of Freeport, who has been portraying Honest Abe for more than 3 decades at events in the Sauk Valley and nationwide, is facing felony charges of possessing child pornography video and patronizing a prostitute. → Read More
Sheriff: Sterling motorcyclist flees deputies, crashes, is tased and flees on foot before being caught
STERLING – A 46-year-old Sterling motorcyclist is facing a raft of charges, including possession of meth, after leading police on a chase though the Kroger parking lot Saturday night, crashing and fleeing into the woods. → Read More
Thomson prison's COVID-19 numbers jump in the wake of increased inmate testing
THOMSON – COVID-19 testing of all inmates at Thomson prison began this week, the Bureau of Prisons said in a news release today. → Read More
Family of Morrison mortorcyclist killed in collision with deputy accepts $3.6 million settlement
MORRISON – The family of a motorcyclist killed when he collided with a Whiteside County sheriff's squad car that was making an illegal left turn has won a $3.6 million settlement from Whiteside County and an official apology from the department. → Read More
Suspect in last Friday's search shot at police, now charged with multiple felonies in Lee County
DIXON – The suspected car thief wanted in Indiana on a weapons charge who apparently slipped away in stolen SUV after a pursuit from Rock Falls to Dixon last Friday now is facing multiple local felony charges after shooting at police during the chase. → Read More
Local police searching for suspects after stolen car from Kankakee abandoned on South Galena in Dixon
DIXON – A stolen vehicle belonging to a Kankakee homicide victim has local law enforcement beating the bushes near the Road Ranger, looking for the driver and passenger. → Read More
Coroner: Whiteside County Jail inmate hanged himself
MORRISON – A 50-year-old Whiteside County jail inmate found unresponsive in his cell Monday hanged himself, Coroner Joe McDonald said Friday. → Read More
Thousands of Sauk Valley homes still without power, internet
Two days after a powerful windstorm ripped across the Sauk Valley, tearing trees to shreds and snapping power lines, thousands remain without electricity or internet access. → Read More
Thousands of Sauk Valley residents without power, internet in wake of Monday's storm
As of noon today, thousands of people in the Sauk Valley still are without power, Comcast internet is out across a widespread area, and U.S. Cellular service is spotty, according to reports coming in to Sauk Valley Media. → Read More
Police searching Dixon cornfield for 'armed, dangerous' Indiana fugitive who broadsided county squad car
DIXON – Several businesses in the area of the Dixon industrial park are on soft lockdown while police are looking for a suspected car thief also wanted in Indiana on a weapons charge, Dixon police Lt. Brad Sibley said this morning. → Read More
Mount Carroll parolee, formerly of Sterling, charged with dealing crack
STERLING – A Mount Carroll parolee, the subject of a monthslong narcotics investigation, was arrested today in Sterling and charged with dealing crack cocaine, Sterling police said in a news release. → Read More
Fenton woman charged with setting two fires at Amboy home
DIXON – A Fenton woman is facing arson and other charges after investigators say she set a a pickup truck and a barn on fire, and damaged a nearby barn. → Read More
Whiteside County donors help United Way exceed its 2019 goal; 2020 campaign set to launch
STERLING – United Way of Whiteside County is ready to launch its 2020 fundraising campaign on the heels of a successful 2019 effort. → Read More
Whiteside County inmate tests positive for COVID-19; he and 11 others in 2-week quarantine
MORRISON – A Whiteside County jail inmate is in medical isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the sheriff's department said in a news release. → Read More
Sterling police: Dixon man jailed after threatening to blow up DCFS office
STERLING – A 30-year-old Dixon man was arrested today and charged with disorderly conduct after police say he threatened to blow up the DCFS office. → Read More