Payton Felix

An Ogle County judge will hear arguments in March for motions filed by a Chicago woman’s attorneys seeking to dismiss charges of falsely reporting a shooting near Rochelle in May 2025. The motions argue the charges violate her right to free speech.

Heath A. Knipple, 46, was charged July 2 with six counts of Class X felony dissemination of images of child sex abuse, with each count listing the victim as younger than 13.

A Lee County Sheriff’s Office squad car was involved in a two-vehicle collision Thursday afternoon on South Galena Avenue in Dixon.

A Lee County judge sentenced a Will County woman to 2 years of conditional discharge in connection with the December 2023 hit-and-run death of a Rock Falls pedestrian near Walton.

Dixon has been awarded $2 million in federal funds for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88.

Dixon Police Department's new deputy chief and two officers were sworn into their positions at Monday’s Dixon City Council meeting.

Dixon Police Officer Collin Grady was honored at Monday’s Dixon City Council meeting for his actions Jan. 8 that saved the life of a driver whose vehicle struck a house and a gas line.

Dixon Police Deputy Chief Douglas Lehman has retired after three decades in law enforcement, the department announced Friday.

A Lee County judge will visit St. Anne Catholic School in Dixon on Feb. 12 as part of a statewide program aimed at boosting early literacy.

A Lee County judge ruled Thursday that a Dixon man accused of multiple counts of stalking spend 48 hours in jail after violating the conditions of his release.

Dixon police are investigating a report that the most valuable item set for auction Feb. 7 at Dixon Public Schools Foundation's Stupor Bowl – a Chicago Bears replica helmet signed by tight end Cole Kmet – has been stolen

Damian S. Harris, 48, is charged in Lee County with one count of criminal neglect/abuse of an elderly person (aged 60 or older), a Class 3 felony.

The Lee County Board voted Thursday to approve new rules related to the amount of farm animals allowed on residentially zoned properties in the county's unincorporated areas.

The plan outlines long-term goals for the city of Dixon in five major areas: increasing available housing, improving transportation, growing the city’s economy through commercial and industrial developments and investing in community services and public infrastructure.

Rock Falls Deputy Fire Chief Kyle Sommers was promoted to chief and Fire Capt. Nathan Hartman to deputy chief Tuesday, Jan. 20. The internal promotions follow the retirement of former chief, Ken Wolf III, which went into effect Jan. 16.