Freeport Police said methamphetamine was found during the arrest of two men accused of stealing a Jeep from neighboring ...

Two Sterling men have been arrested in connection with a stolen vehicle located in Freeport Tuesday night. Rodney Swan, 25, ...

The company has extended its network north of Sterling, Ill., the latest piece of its $1.4 billion investment in its network ...

Comcast has announced the extension of its network north of Sterling. This project was a collaborative effort under Round 2 of the Connect Illinois broadband grant program. "Bringing cutting-edge ...

A Sterling man is charged with several weapon and drug violations accusing him of being armed while possessing cannabis and intending to deliver the drug. Fernando H. Cid Jr., 23, was formally charged ...

STERLING, Ill. (KWQC) - A man law enforcement in Whiteside County have been searching for in a nearly week long manhunt, is ...

The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week.

The smell of raw cannabis in a vehicle gives police probable cause to search it, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week.

Even though marijuana is legal in Illinois, the state’s highest court has ruled that the smell of raw cannabis is enough for ...

Illinois lawmakers have also sought to enshrine limitations on vehicle searches based on the smell of cannabis into state law. The Senate passed a bill in 2023 that would prohibit police from ...

Whiteside County shoppers will be paying more at the register beginning in 2015. On Tuesday, November 4, 51 percent of Whiteside County voters chose to increase the county's sales tax by one percent.