Payton Felix

A Lee County judge decided Monday to allow the pretrial release of a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse.

The Polo Historical Society is applying to become a designated Network to Freedom site with the National Park Service after uncovering local ties to the Underground Railroad.

The Dixon City Council approved an amendment to the city liquor code June 23, 2025, that restricts the presence of those under 21 in bars.

In observance of PTSD Awareness Day, 13 volunteers, including veterans, jumped out of a perfectly good airplane Friday, June 27, 2025, at the Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle.

To promote its free book program, the United Way of Whiteside County hosted Dolly Parton’s Book Bash on Wednesday June 25, 2025, at the Odell Library in Morrison.

About 25 people attended State Sen. Li Arellano’s legislative session recap town hall Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at The Dixon: Historic Theatre.

The Dixon City Council has approved two contracts related to its $1.4 million plan for street resurfacing projects.

Gina Venier says singing the national anthem July 2 at Wrigley Field for the Chicago Cubs game “will be one of the most special days of my life.”

The Dixon City Council approved a one-year extension of its electrical service contract Monday, June 16, 2025, for residents and small businesses within city limits.

Dixon officials are looking to regulate the use of motorized bikes after city council members said Monday, June 16, 2025, they’ve received an uptick of calls from concerned residents.

The defense attorney of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence calls the July death of a Mount Carroll teen a suicide.

The father of a Rock Falls man murdered Feb. 14 wants the Rock Falls police chief to resign after officers testified last month that several protocol violations happened during the investigation.

The $12 million development known as Project Rock will extend the multi-use path that runs west of Heritage Crossing with a pedestrian bridge over the Rock River using the old Illinois Central Railroad piers.

The Dixon City Council approved an agreement with Lee County officials on June 2, 2025, that allows access to previously awarded grant funds to be used for rehabilitating or demolishing abandoned properties.

The Dixon City Council approved a cash farm lease agreement Monday, June 2, 2025, for the 65-acre property behind Walmart on South Galena Avenue that the city purchased in October 2024.