Payton Felix

Over 50 people gathered on the Old Lee County Courthouse lawn in Dixon on Friday as they held up blue pinwheels, the national symbol for child abuse prevention, at the fourth annual Hands Around the Courthouse.

A Lee County judge Thursday granted pretrial, conditional release to a Rock Falls woman facing nine sex-related charges that accuse her of sexually assaulting, abusing and exploiting minors.

A Lee County judge Thursday denied the release of a Dixon man charged with the sexual exploitation and assault of a child, despite his attorney’s arguments that prosecutors did not meet their burden of proof.

The Dixon: Historic Theatre board made its pitch Monday to the Dixon City Council as it seeks $200,000 in city funding to pay for theater events.

A Lee County judge set an April 15 hearing for Plano man facing several drug and domestic battery charges in Lee and Dupage counties.

A Dixon man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to several aggravated domestic battery charges, including some that accuse him of strangulation and great bodily harm.

A Dixon man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to one count of criminal neglect/abuse of an elderly person, a Class 3 felony.

A Lee County judge sentenced a Wisconsin man on March 19 to a maximum of 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to two felony charges tied to a 2022 police chase in which an Illinois state trooper was shot at, but not injured.

Two rural Illinois counties now largely depend on OSF HealthCare for reproductive services, but its policies limit the care it can provide.

A Chicago developer made his pitch Wednesday to turn the former Magnuson Hotel near Dixon into apartments during a hearing in front of Lee County’s zoning officer but faced opposition from nearby residents.

The defense attorney for a Chicago woman accused of falsely reporting a shooting in Ogle County during a rodeo near Rochelle last year argued Tuesday that the charges were filed in retaliation over controversy about such events and should be dismissed.

A Sterling High School assistant tennis coach is seeking donations for his initiative that aims to ensure financial barriers don’t stand in the way of a player’s success.

The owners of Dixon’s family owned grocery store, Oliver’s Corner Market, started placing items on sale Monday as they prepare to close after 39 years in operation. The store will close when the remaining inventory runs out, by April 4 at the latest.

The Lee County Board approved an ordinance Thursday that aims to address the statewide housing crisis impacting its residents.

Matt Prescott has opened a new restaurant in Sterling that is now serving up wood-fired pizzas and Chicken George.