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Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River.The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010.Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", the city has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel industry.
Illinois, Colorado: 1966–1982: 3+ Serial killer whose first murder in 1966 was of his sister-in-law in Joliet, Illinois [39] [40] John Wayne Gacy: Norwood Park: 1972–1978: 33-45: Serial killer and rapist, also known as the "Killer Clown", who killed at least 33 young men and boys [41] [42] Robert Ben Rhoades: Texas, Illinois: 1975–1990: 3 ...
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On May 7, the Dixon Sun quoted the Chicago Times as saying, “The question naturally boils up as to how long this firm of (debased) slaughterers is to be allowed to drown the citizens of Illinois.” [18] On May 8, the Sterling, Ill., newspaper wrote, “If Truesdell survives his wretched work, we recommend him to repair, at once, to Dixon and ...
Crenshaw House in Equality, Illinois. Hull House, Chicago, Illinois was mentioned on Most Terrifying Places in America. [56] Manteno State Hospital, Manteno was mentioned on Most Terrifying Places in America. [56] Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois. Originally named the Illinois Asylum for the Incurably Insane from 1907 to 1908, but ...
The Paul W. Dillon Home, often referred to as the Dillon Home, is located in Sterling, Illinois. It was home to businessman P.W. Dillon, who was the president of Northwestern Steel & Wire Company for many of its most successful years. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1980.
Whiteside County has a political history typical of Northern Illinois. Between its first election in 1840, and 1852, it always favored the Whig Party , and although Whiteside was not as strong for the Free Soil Party as counties to the east like Boone and Lake , it gave substantial votes to that party in 1848 [ 15 ] and 1852 [ 16 ] and became ...
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