Lindsey Salvatelli
Sauk Valley Media
Contact Lindsey
Discover and connect with journalists and influencers around the world, save time on email research, monitor the news, and more.
| Recent: |
|
| Past: |
|
Past articles by Lindsey:
A growing warmth
Teen’s Coats for Hope charity expands with each passing year → Read More
Fulton won't allow recreational marijuana sales at The Dispensary
FULTON – The City Council won't give the only medical marijuana dispensary in Whiteside County a zoning change that would allow it to sell recreational marijuana. → Read More
Police competing for K9 grant money
STERLING – Brinkley, Sterling’s best-known blonde, is in a national competition that could make the Sterling Police Department a little richer if she wins. → Read More
‘Don’t do it. It’s not safe’ – Local task force formed to take on vaping
MORRISON – The Illinois Department of Public Health’s nine-county Northern Illinois Rockford Region is urging people to stop vaping, and one Whiteside County official is taking up the banner. → Read More
Full force: Sterling PD's roster at full strength, after 20 years of vacant posts
STERLING – It’s been more than 20 years since Sterling Police Department had a full roster of officers. → Read More
Breaking news: Ex-husband/father charged in death of Byron mother and child
OREGON – The father of the child who died in a Byron house fire 3 years ago has been arrested in the death of the boy and his mother, his ex-wife. → Read More
Rock Falls tourism talks lumberjacks
Tourism department gets committee OK to bring lumberjack event to the city → Read More
20 years of hugs
Dillion Elementary’s resident grandma has had ‘quite the life’ → Read More
‘I’m living’
Woman embarks on journey to prevent cancer before it strikes → Read More
Melton: Drugs a problem in Morrison
MORRISON – When a panel discussed whether the city had a drug problem, police Chief Brian Melton did not hesitate in his response. → Read More
Morrison will vote Friday on recreational marijuana tax
MORRISON — The city is holding a special council meeting Friday to establish its recreational marijuana tax, just a few days before the Oct. 1 deadline to do so. → Read More
Union president: Sterling Steel was 'in compliance': Harness not required in steelworker's fatal fall
STERLING — United Steelworkers Local 63 completed its investigation into the death of a Sterling man who fell from a silo at Sterling Steel Co., finding that he was not required to wear a harness that night, the union president said. → Read More
Counties prepare for new cat vaccination law
All cat owners will be required to have cats 4 months and older vaccinated and tagged come January → Read More
Car plows into CGH
No one injured, but it ‘could have been so much worse,’ says CGH CEO → Read More
CGH employees file labor complaints
STERLING – CGH Medical Center employees filed four charges with the Illinois Labor Relations Board for what they say is retaliation from the hospital for their efforts to form a union. → Read More
Council approves video gambling changes with concerns
Businesses that meet the definition of a licensed large truck stop – those on three acres, within 3 road miles from a freeway interchange, with a convenience store and a past fuel sales averaging at least 10,000 gallons a month – can have up to 10 terminals. “Whether you pass this or not, state law governs how many terminals establishments can have,” city attorney Tim Zollinger said. Alderman at… → Read More
Help wanted: Skills gap needs to be filled
STERLING – Workforce development and the need for better rural broadband were among the topics Thursday in a roundtable with one of the Sauk Valley's federal stewards. → Read More
Low-income housing for dementia patients in the works
STERLING – A local assisted living facility has been tapped to take part in statewide program that provides an alternative to nursing home care for low-income people with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. → Read More
Whiteside County Health Department administrator resigns
MORRISON – The Whiteside County Health Department administrator has resigned after about 5 months on the job. → Read More
New child care center to open in the fall
MORRISON – A new child care center is being built in the business park that will be able to accommodate up to 50 children come fall. → Read More