Remodeling the area will improve health and safety issues, as well as create a new multipurpose program space where the library will host programs, meetings and other events, library Director Antony Deter said.

A sober living home is one in which abusers who have completed rehab live for a time, getting treatment and supporting one another while they attend school, find jobs and work on their recovery.

“Best practices in collection development assert that materials should not be excluded from a collection solely because the content or its creator may be considered offensive or controversial," according to the American Library Association.

Censorship, discrimination and patron's rights are part of the issue, which started with concerns about access to books with sexual content in the library.

The water main sections were chosen based on the history of breaks in the area.

City officials met with the bond consultant last week and are continuing conversations this week.

The fee waiver would likely only apply to Lee County residents, and riders would need to register with the county.

Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery is looking to open a sober living home at 403 E. Fellows St. in Dixon.

Temporary rumble strips have been installed on Lowell Park Road leading to its intersection with Pines Road, which has been the location of more than 20 crashes since 2009, several of them fatal or causing serious injury.