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Dixon is a city of around 16,000 people in Lee County. It’s best known as the boyhood home of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, and also hosts IDOT’s Region 2…
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Dixon is restructuring its finance department by appointing a new city clerk. The department’s office manager, Becky Fredericks, will take the position,…
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The Dixon Park District has new registration rules for its dog park. Starting in October, users of Park 4 Paws in Meadows Park will have to register their…
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The Illinois State Enterprise Zone Board recently approved the Lee-Ogle Enterprise Zone. The zone provides exemptions to a variety of business taxes,…
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Dixon Public Works Director Tim Ridder has resigned. He was hired in October to consolidate the city’s various public works departments. These included…
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The city of Dixon radically restructured its government to a council-manager format. The changes come in the wake of the Rita Crundwell embezzlement…
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Want to buy a trophy? Bridget Edgar hopes so. She’s the winner of the U.S. Marshals Service auction of hundreds of Rita Crundwell’s trophies, plaques, and…
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Heroin users in one northwestern Illinois county are finding an unusual ally when they’re ready to give up drugs…their local police.Eleven people in Lee…
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There’s still more money to be wrung from the former Dixon comptroller’s assets. Another auction of Rita Crundwell’s possessions begins next week. U.S.…
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The latest online auction for Rita Crundwell's belongings is now over. According to a release from the U.S. Marshals Service, the auction brought in…