Oliver Sweetser of Lyndon has officially announced his candidacy for Illinois state representative in the 73rd District.

The Dixon City Council approved an agreement with an Illinois contractor Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, to complete the demolition of five city-owned properties that officials plan to redevelop.

The city of Dixon has unveiled the draft of its comprehensive plan, which will guide city leaders’ decisions for the next two decades. It's a comprehensive plan that outlines the city’s long-term goals for the area and how to achieve them.

More than 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Grandon Civic Center and Sterling’s post office on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, joining thousands across the country in a “Workers over Billionaires” Labor Day protest aimed at highlighting labor struggles and income inequality.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien DuBois, a 2024 Dixon High School graduate, is training to be part of the U.S. Navy’s 125-year tradition of service under the sea.

At its meeting Monday, Aug. 25, the Rochelle City Council unanimously accepted a strategic communications plan that will see it adopt purple as the city’s official color and change branding in coming months.

Lee County officials have decided that the public drop-off recycling station in Dixon will be removed Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, after repeated illegal garbage dumping at the site.

Lee County officials are looking to regulate open burning due to an increasing number of agriculture fires.

Nolan Kemp of Dixon has declared he intends to run for the Democratic nomination for the 74th District seat in the Illinois House.