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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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