Dixon County Market customers bought bags, filled with stable food items, for $6.99. Those bags were then donated to the pantry along with the money collected.

TIME has announced the nomination of Rick Curia of Ken Nelson Auto Group, Dixon, for its 2025 Dealer of the Year award. He will be honored by the National Automobile Dealers Association in New Orleans on Saturday, Jan. 25.

Admission is free. Each couple who registers could win a door prize of a $250 gift certificate to use at the vendor of their choice. 

Owner Shelley McCarty is a HeadSpa specialist, licensed cosmetologist and licensed natural nail technician with over seven years of experience in the beauty industry.

Originally opened in 1987, Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream in Morrison is a franchised location owned and operated by Lynn and Kevin Kenady.

Culver’s of Rock Falls is celebrating Assistant Manager Braeden Thome’s recent acceptance onto the Culver’s National Training Team.

Kohl’s has announced it is closing 27 under-performing locations in 15 states by April.

Owners Heather and Greg Huffman plan to open dine-in at Lena's Social Club in late February; it already is open for delivery and carryout for a variety of pizza options.

Midland States Bank has been named a finalist for “Best Initiative to Promote Financial Inclusion" at the 2024 Future Branches Innovators Awards.