Justice Department Chief: Do Not Defend Refugee Order

On Friday, January 27, 2017, by Executive Order, President Donald Trump imposed a 90-day ban that affects travel to the U. S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees. On...
Rock Falls:  Front Door to Sustainable Industry

Rock Falls: Front Door to Sustainable Industry

Editor’s note:  Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL) is a thermal depolymerization process used to convert wet biomass into crude-like oil–sometimes referred to as bio-oil or biocrude–under moderate temperature and high pressure.  The photo,...

January 31 Agenda Highway/Public Works Department

The Whiteside County Highway & Public Works Department will meet Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., at the Whiteside County Highway Department, 18819 Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. 1. Call to order 2. Routine Business: (Highway and Landfill)...
Fulton Chamber Hosts Mayoral Candidate Forum

Fulton Chamber Hosts Mayoral Candidate Forum

The Fulton Chamber of Commerce will host a Mayoral Candidates Forum on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Awesometown Video & Music Production, 514 13th Avenue, Fulton, IL.  The public is invited and encouraged to attend this free event. The forum will begin at 6:00...

County to Hold Public Meetings

The Whiteside County Board will conduct a series of Public Meetings, to discuss the findings and recommendations of the Ad-Hoc Building Code Committee. This committee was formed in July 2015 to evaluate the option of formally adopting and enforcing uniform building...