Payton Felix

Student lunch debt at Dixon Public Schools, which totals about $9,625, is rapidly being paid off after a donation campaign was launched by the mother of a third-grade Jefferson Elementary student.

Following the Nov. 5 general election, there were vacancies in both districts. Ryan Rod was appointed to the open seat in District 2 and Jennifer Dallas was appointed to finish the unexpired term in District 4.

A group of former Lincoln Elementary students in Dixon returned to their old school Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, to open a time capsule they created in 1999.

The Dixon School Board approved an agreement Wednesday to hire the Illinois Association of School Boards to conduct its search for a new superintendent. The board has agreed to pay an $8,400 fee for the services and the search process is set to begin in June 2025.

The Ogle County Board voted 13-11 Tuesday to approve a special use permit for a solar project in Haldane, between Forreston and Polo, following a lawsuit filed by the petitioner.

A rural Dixon man charged with attempting to murder three police officers in June will remain jailed while continuing to review evidence that will be presented as his case proceeds through the courts.

The Dixon City Council has approved an engineering agreement for the construction of a pedestrian bridge across the Rock River that is expected to take about two years to complete.

Twelve basketball teams are hard at work running their plays as they prepare to compete Jan. 26 in the Illinois Special Olympics regional competition at Byron High School.

In less than 24 hours, Jefferson Elementary School’s lunch debt, which stood at $1,168, has been paid off through a donation campaign organized by the mother of a third-grade student.

The property tax levy for fiscal 2025 is just more than $5.1 million, 5.51% more than what was levied in fiscal 2024.

A Dixon mom of a third grader at Jefferson Elementary is leading a fundraiser with the goal of wiping out student lunch debt at the school.

One of many services the center provides is conducting forensic interviews with the child whom they suspect has been abused.

Following OSF’s takeover on Jan. 1, 2025, the hospital will be renamed OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center, but according to Scott Coots of CR Signs new signage will take a few months to complete.

City of Dixon outraged after Crundwell’s prison sentence commuted by President Biden.

Before its closure in 1985, Congress School housed classrooms for Polo School District students in kindergarten through sixth grade.