Payton Felix

The Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society presented a $1,000 check Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, to the city of Dixon to fund restorations to the Oakwood Cemetery Mausoleum.

A Sterling man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an Oct. 30 death threat made against a Whiteside County 14th Circuit Court judge

A Rock Falls public school was ranked in the top 10% of all Illinois schools by the state board of education's 2025 report card data.

The proposed 2025 property tax rate is 82.42 cents per $100 of equalized assessed value, an increase from the 2024 rate of 79.46 cents.

A Sterling man was arrested on multiple weapons charges on Tuesday in connection with an Oct. 30 shooting that injured a resident in that city

“He was always so proud to serve,” said Dixon resident Carla Hill of her son, a veteran of the United States Army, who died in August 2024 after a long battle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Sinnissippi Centers, a behavioral health organization in Dixon, provides community-based services for veterans, from a veteran.

Sauk Valley Community College provides services to veteran students and their families to help them utilize their federal and state benefits and connect to area resources.

In 2025, the city of Dixon earned designations as a POW/MIA and Purple Heart city based on its efforts to actively honor United States service members.

The Dixon City Council on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, approved an agreement with Fehr Graham to complete the final design plans for extending the multi-use path that runs east of the Rock River. Construction is expected to start in fall 2026 or spring 2027.

Former Rock Falls Fire Chief Cris Bouwens testified Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, that several of his actions were contributing factors that led to the 2021 death of Sterling Fire Lt. Garrett Ramos.

Lee County candidates had until 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to turn in their nomination papers as they seek candidacy for the March 17 primary election.

Two Amboy men were charged with delivering methamphetamine in late October following separate investigations by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

Dixon Deputy Police Chief Aaron Simonton was awarded at the Dixon City Council meeting Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, for saving the life of a man who was choking at an Elgin restaurant.

Rock Falls, Dixon, and Sterling high schools all saw their graduation rates increase, according to Illinois State Report Card data