Whiteside County Sheriff John F. Booker | Official Website
Whiteside County Sheriff John F. Booker | Official Website
Construction work on two Illinois 84 bridges in Whiteside County is set to begin on Monday, October 13, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. The affected bridges are located at crossings over Johnson Creek north of Illinois 136 and over the BNSF railroad two miles south of the Carroll County line.
The project will involve cleaning and painting both bridges. During construction, only one lane will remain open at each bridge, with traffic controlled by temporary signals. Work is expected to be completed by mid-December, weather permitting.
In related local information, schools in Whiteside County had an average student-to-teacher ratio of 14-to-1 during the 2022-23 school year, with a total enrollment of 8,210 students and 610 full-time faculty members across the county’s schools (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx). Teacher absenteeism in Whiteside County schools was recorded at 36.5% for that period, slightly higher than the state average (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx).
Sterling High School had the highest enrollment numbers among various student groups in the county for the same school year: white students (526), multiracial students (63), Hispanic students (373), and Black students (23) (https://www.isbe.net/Pages/Home.aspx).
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