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Dixon celebrates $2M federal grant for flood ponds

By Payton Felix
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U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, speaks Friday, May 8, 2026, about the Dixon project for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Peoria, speaks Friday, May 8, 2026, about the Dixon project for the creation of retention ponds to the west of Dixon’s major economic development near Interstate 88. (Payton Felix)

Payton Felix

Payton Felix

Payton Felix reports on local news in the Sauk Valley for the Shaw Local News Network. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Illinois at Chicago in May of 2023.