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Under the leadership of new Dixon Police Chief Ryan Bivins, the department will be placing a greater focus on community policing.

The private attorney representing a rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers said he will be pursuing a motion made by a former Ogle County public defender to hold the trial outside the county.

Discover Dixon has launched the city's 2025 banner design: “Rooted in Pride. Vision in Bloom. Future in Motion."

The Lee County Board on Thursday, May 22, 2025, approved an ordinance to replace its zoning board of appeals with one licensed attorney.

The Dixon School Board selected its next vice president Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Raynor Garage Doors raised a giant American flag Thursday, May 22, 2025, in tribute to country, community and legacy.

Raynor Garage Doors raised a 96-pound American flag 165 feet in the air Thursday, May 22, 2025, above its facility at 200 E. Corporate Drive in Dixon.

A Rock Falls man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Whiteside County Circuit Court, then apologized for fatally stabbing the man, whom he considered a friend.

Dixon Mayor Glen Hughes administered the oath of office at Monday’s City Council meeting to two firefighters who joined the Dixon City Fire Department last summer.

The Dixon City Council has approved an agreement with OSF HealthCare marking its commitment to providing care to low-income and uninsured patients.

Two Lee County 911 dispatchers and four Sublette fire crew members were awarded by Mercyhealth on Thursday, May 15, 2025, for their lifesaving actions that led to a successful home birth for a young Sublette family.

A Lee County judge decided Wednesday to permit the pretrial release of a Rock Falls man accused of a felony sex crime against a minor with conditions which include electronic monitoring and home confinement.

Just one day before Kyle Cooper was set to be tried on a first-degree murder charge in a Rock Falls stabbing case, attorneys announced they’ve reached a tentative plea agreement.

A group of eight Dixon students with disabilities attended a clinic May 6 at an Oregon nonprofit to learn about horse care and safety. Students helped groom the horses, walked them around the arena and learned how to introduce themselves to the animals.

An Ogle County judge will now be presiding over the felony case of a former Carroll County sheriff’s deputy accused of reckless homicide and destroying evidence in connection with the July death of a Mount Carroll teen.