Dixon, IL

Corn plants in most fields are starting to dry down. It puts a smile on my face when I see green stalks and leaves with a dry husk. That is a good sig...

Debate Over Flock Use Continues Police agencies in Lee and Whiteside counties are weighing how long to keep license plate reader data gathered by Flock cameras. The company recommends deleting the information after seven days, but some local departments, including in the Dixon area, [...]

State Senators Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), Jil Tracy (R-Quincy), and Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) issued the following joint statement in response to the Illinois Department of Corrections’ planned closure of the Clayton Work Camp, Dixon Springs Structured Impact Program, DuQuoin Impact Program, and Greene County Work Camp: “This announcement is the latest betrayal of Southern and Downstate…

A 911 call, at approximately 9:57 pm, Sunday, reported a fire at the stated address. This initiated a structure fire response for Sterling Fire Department, with automatic aid from Rock Falls Fire Department, CGH EMS and Sterling Police Department. A Full Still response of Dixon [...]

Dixon Police Report for August 31st Ryan A. Rowe, age 37, of Amboy, Illinois, was arrested in the 400 block of East First Street on August 28th, at 7:12 AM., for a Lee County Failure to Appear Warrant and an Illinois Department of Corrections [...]

Rain on the farm is always good until it isn't. Too much can almost be as bad as not enough. Nitrogen deficiency shows up as yellowing of the mid rib ...

Arellano Family Fun Fair Draws Nearly 350 to Wheels O' Time Museum State Senator Li Arellano Jr (R-Dixon) welcomed well over 300 people to his Family Fun Fair at the Wheels O' Time Museum in Dunlap, coming just shy of the museum's single-day attendance [...]

4 Charged in Multiple Burglaries Four people face charges after a months-long investigation into storage unit burglaries in Dixon. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says deputies responded to All Safe Storage Center on Timber Creek Road last October, where a fence had been cut [...]

Sterling Man Arrested for Alleged Terroristic Threats Izaya P. Hurley, age 27, of Sterling, Illinois, was arrested for Making a Terroristic Threat (Class X Felony) and Falsely Making a Terroristic Threat (Class 1 Felony). The Dixon Police Department began a criminal investigation on August [...]

Governor JB Pritzker is closing the Greene County work camp.             The governor’s office and the Illinois Department of Corrections have announced plans to phase out work camps between Roodhouse and White Hall, and at Clayton, and Dixon Springs and DuQuoin Impact programs.             Only the Clayton Work Camp currently houses individuals in custody.     &#16