Elizabeth Pearce, 10, of Polo, smiles at Santa Claus as she poses for a photo with him and Mrs. Claus on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Paul's Park in Polo to hear kids wish lists as part of the fifth annual Polo Christmas Festival. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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