Rock Falls News Archives

The manhunt for Nicholas Sheelee continues at this hour in Lee and Whiteside Counties.

By Rebecca Boysen Herald Staff Writer STERLING, Ill. - Whiteside County Sheriff's officials report a search is under way for a man considered to be armed and dangerous following the apparent murder of a ...

Illinois State Police, using helicopter equipped with infrared technology, attempted to find an armed suspect who fled into cornfields near Rock Falls Thursday night.

Russ Simpson was recently presented the Carson DeJarnatt Award on May 29, 2008, at the Economic Development Professional's Workshop hosted by Blackhawk Hills Resource Conservation and Development in Rock Falls, ...

A severe storm hit the area early Friday morning. Winds were registered as high as 96 mph at city's water and water reclamation plant.

Highland High School made history Saturday, winning its first state championship by beating Rock Falls 6-2 in IHSA Class 3A baseball in Joliet.

Can a president from Illinois deliver cash, power to the state? BY TARA BECKER tbecker@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext.

Local authors use kid literature to ease pain By Sam Smith ssmith@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext.

The Joliet Catholic Academy Hilltoppers lose 5-1 in their state semi-final baseball game against Rock Falls at Silver Cross Field in Joliet.

College to consider shortened week and more online courses DIXON - As a single mother and student, Melissa Kinnaman, 24, of Rock Falls has nearly broken the bank traveling to and from Sauk Valley Community ...

A former Illinois teacher has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to arrange sex with a Burlington police detective posing as a teenage girl.

At Rock Island PAIRING: LaSalle-Peru vs. Rock Falls , 7 p.m. OUTLOOK: The North Central Illinois Conference continues to be well-represented in the postseason.