Rock Falls, Illinois
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Rock Falls is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The recorded population was 8,606 at the 2020 census, down 7.12% from 9,266 in 2010. The city is located on the Rock River, directly opposite its twin city of Sterling.
The Lawrence Hardware building (right) in Sterling overlooking the bridge to Rock Falls, Illinois
Hennepin Canal, looking south from its origin on the Rock River in Rock Falls, Illinois.
Whiteside County, Illinois
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Whiteside County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 55,691. Its county seat is Morrison. The county is bounded on the west by the Mississippi River. Whiteside County comprises the Sterling, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Dixon-Sterling, IL Combined Statistical Area. U.S. President Ronald Reagan was born in 1911 in the Whiteside County community of Tampico.
Whiteside County Courthouse, Morrison