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updated: Thu Jul 03, 2008 02:54 pm

Sterling News

Local news for Sterling, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

3 hrs ago | WHBF-TV Rock Island

Authorities Trying To Identify Murder Weapon

Sheley Makes Court Appearance The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just two.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat

11 hrs ago | Belleville News

Missouri may seek death penalty against Sheley

Nicholas T. Sheley is walked Wednesday morning out of the Granite City Police department to be transported to Edwardsville.

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Related Topix: Edwardsville, IL, Galesburg, IL, Jefferson County, IL

15 hrs ago | Political Gateway

Killing spree suspect appears in court

A man suspected of killing eight people in Illinois and Missouri appeared briefly in court by closed-circuit television Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Granite City, IL

Wed Jul 02, 2008

WAND-TV Decatur

IDs released on final 2 victims of Rock Falls homicide

Authorities in northern Illinois have released the identities of the final two victims found dead in a Rock Falls apartment.

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Related Topix: Rock Falls, IL, Whiteside County, IL

WBIR-TV

Police trackdown Illinois suspect in 8 murders

An ex-convict captured after an exhaustive, two-state manhunt has been charged in two killings.

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WIFR

Sterling Murder Investigation

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

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Related Topix: Rock Falls, IL

Tue Jul 01, 2008

www.cnn.com | Top Ex Ed

Spree killing suspect caught in Illinois

Authorities in Illinois have captured an ex-convict suspected of killing eight people in two states.

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KXMA-TV Dickinson

Suspect wanted in deaths of 8 in Ill., Mo.

Eds: APNewsNow; UPDATES throughout with Sheley named as a suspect in all 8 killings.

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WTKS-AM Savannah

Serial Killer Sought For 8 Deaths In 2 States

Authorities Tuesday posted a $25,000 reward for Nicholas T. Sheley, suspected in a string of killings in Illinois and Missouri.

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Related Topix: Rock Falls, IL

STLtoday

Police searching area for suspected killer

A man suspected of a murder in Whiteside County, Illinois, could be in the St. Louis area and authorities are seeking the public's help to find him.

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Related Topix: Whiteside County, IL

Mon Jun 30, 2008

WHBF-TV Rock Island

Police Seek Sterling Murder Suspect

Guardian Angels Step In The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just two.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Whiteside County, IL

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa

Officials search for murder suspect, Nicholas T. Sheley

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 ...

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Related Topix: Whiteside County, IL, Rock Falls, IL, Lee County, IL

Fri Jun 27, 2008

WHBF-TV Rock Island

Police Looking For Suspect

Oakville, IA residents return to flooded homes. The presidential field has been paired from fifteen-plus candidates to just two.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat

WQAD-TV Moline

Body of missing Whiteside County man found dead

Whiteside County Sheriff's deputies are confirming the body found in the trunk of a car is that of its missing owner.

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Related Topix: Whiteside County, IL, Lee County, IL, Harmon, IL

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Illinois State Police

ISP Road Condition Phone Numbers & Winter Driving Safety Tips

The Illinois State Police is reminding motorists that winter driving can be hazardous, especially in regions of the state which normally receive significant snowfall.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Weather, Chicago Metro

Tue Jun 17, 2008

Mendota Reporter

Klein-Engstrom say vows in Sterling

Elizabeth Klein and Chris Engstrom of Sterling were united in marriage on Nov. 11, 2007 in Sterling.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Lombard, IL, Mendota, IL

Thu Jun 12, 2008

The Daily Gazette

Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls

The city's decaying riverfront could get a boost from local developers interested in converting three acres of manufacturing space into service and professional businesses.

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Related Topix: Dixon, IL, Rock Falls, IL, Galt, IL

Tue Jun 10, 2008

The Daily Gazette

Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls

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

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Related Topix: Dixon, IL, Rock Falls, IL, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Lee County, IL

Sun Jun 08, 2008

WOC-AM Davenport

A one-time Sterling teacher sentenced for sex abuse

A FEDERAL JUDGE HAS SENTENCED A FORMER STERLING, ILLINOIS MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER TO TEN YEARS IN PRISON ON SEX ABUSE CHARGES.

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Fri Jun 06, 2008

The Daily Gazette

Gas prices hit Sauk students

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 ...

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Related Topix: Dixon, IL, Rock Falls, IL, Whiteside County, IL

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