A Rock Falls man has been charged in Whiteside County with four counts of possession of child sex abuse material

Deputies were told that a person in Paw Paw had earlier been contacted and informed their Apple account had been “hacked" and was then transferred to a person posing as an FBI agent, who told the individual they needed to pay money to capture the "hacker."

Here's a list of Whiteside County property transfers for April 20-24, 2026.

A Dixon woman died after she was ejected from a vehicle that overturned April 24 on state Route 38 west of Rochelle, ending a high-speed pursuit across Ogle County fields and through a waterway.

From cake pops to candles, auto detailing to window washing, 31 students in the Whiteside Area Career Center’s CEO program will be showing and selling the fruits of their labor at the annual WACC CEO student trade show Wednesday and Thursday at Northland Mall in Sterling.

Eve Bentkowski will be attending Illinois Wesleyan University to complete degrees in biochemistry and theater design and technology.

Sterling’s Eli Penne pitched a complete game in a 2-1 win over Quincy. Newman's Evan Bushman and Dixon's Daniel Fordham pitched complete games, Morrison's Ava Duncan pitched a shutout against Eastland, Fulton girls track won and more in Tuesday's Sauk Valley roundup.

Rock Falls senior Carter Hunter hopes to see more passion from the team after an 8-3 loss to North Boone. Hunter led the Rockets with three hits and scored two runs from the leadoff spot.

A Deer Grove man who pleaded guilty two years ago to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2020 head-on crash that killed a Sterling businessman, was resentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday after he admitted earlier this year to using cocaine while on probation.

A new landmark was recently discovered at Franklin Creek State Park, with a celebration set to mark its discovery.