Local Wiki
Whiteside County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Meeting location
- Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center, 207 Prospect Street, Morrison, IL 61270.
- County Clerk
- Karen Stralow · 815-772-5189 · countyclerk@whiteside.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://whitesidecountyil.gov
- Chair, County Board
- Whiteside County Board, 27 members elected from districts. Chairman: Martin Koster (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (5)
- Fulton
- Morrison (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Prophetstown
- Rock Falls
- Sterling (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (6)
- Albany
- Coleta
- Deer Grove
- Erie
- Lyndon
- Tampico
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (9)
- East Coloma - Nelson Cesd 20
- Erie CUSD 1
- Montmorency Ccsd 145
- Morrison CUSD 6
- Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Cusd3
- River Bend CUSD 2
- Rock Falls Esd 13
- Rock Falls Twp Hsd 301
- Sterling CUSD 5
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (21)
- Cat Tail Drainage District
- Coloma-Montmorency Townships Union Drainage District 5
- Erie-Fenton Drainage District #1
- Hahnamam Drainage District 1
- Hahnaman Drainage District 2
- Hahnaman Drainage District 3
- Hahnaman-Montmorency Townships Union Drainage District 2
- Hopkins Township Drainage District 2
- Hume Prophetstown Union Drainage District 1
- Johnson Creek Levee and Drainage District
- Lyndon Drainage District 3
- Meredosia Levee and Drainage District
- Montmorency Coloma Drainage District 5
- Montmorency Coloma Union Drainage District 2
- Montmorency Township Drainage District 3
- River Road Levee and Drainage District
- Sharon Levee and Drainage District
- Summit Drainage District
- Tampico Prophetstown Hume Union Special Drainage District
- Tampico-Hahnaman Townships Union Drainage District 2
- Whiteside-Rock Island Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (7)
- Albany Fire Protection Distriction
- Erie Fire Protection District
- Fulton Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Prophetstown Fire Protection District
- Rock Fall Fire Protection District
- Sterling Fire Protection District
- Tampico Rural Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Hospital (1)
- Morrison Community Hospital District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Library (4)
- Albany Public Library District
- Erie Public Library District
- Rock Falls Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Schmaling Memorial Public Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (3)
- Coloma Township Park District
- Prophetstown Park District
- Sterling Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Police Protection (1)
- Whiteside County Public Building Commission
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (2)
- Fulton Flood River Conservancy District
- Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026