Dixon

Two community theater troupes will present holiday-themed performances this weekend – one in Polo and the other in Morrison.

The free concert will be held in the Wiltz Auditorium at Dixon High School.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Nov. 18-24, 2024.

Sam and Laura Strom run Strom Tree Farm on Dixon’s northwest side. The farm grows and sells Christmas trees, a holiday tradition immortalized in song and Christmas cards — firs festooned with baubles and bulbs, and pines packed with presents underneath.

Dixon Public Schools are inviting residents to join them for a night of merriment with music from the Dixon High School choirs and madrigals at the Dixon Elks Lodge.

The Rock River Valley International Fellowship, a partner of the program, welcomed 15 students who have been staying with eight different host families in Dixon, Sterling and Morrison over the Thanksgiving holiday.

“Shop Small Saturday” kicks off in Dixon on Nov. 30 with exclusive shopping deals, prizes and a visit from a pair of authors.

An in-house-produced color brochure highlighted many of the academic and social achievements of the college to show to prospective donors and students.

After last Friday’s 8-man football championship game between Amboy and Miledgeville, the fall sports season has come to an end.

In 1904, Charles Walgreen chose his hometown of Dixon as the site for his second drugstore, the Walgreen-Davis Drug Store, located at 105 W. First St. By the end of 1929, the Walgreens empire comprised 397 stores in 87 cities.

In December 2022, the board was presented with a long-term financial plan to improve the district's financial position. The first step, approving $650,000 in taxable general obligation refunding school bonds, was completed in February 2023. The board last week took the next step.

Grand opening planned for early March.

Christmas walk and visits with Santa planned in Dixon.

OSF will take over KSB, which will become OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center, on Jan. 1, 2025.

On the ballot for the April 1, 2025, election will be two incumbents running for two open seats on the Dixon City Council along with two incumbents and two newcomers running for two open seats on the Sterling City Council.

Books on First in Dixon partners with Lutheran Social Services to provide a gift for at-risk children and teens during the holiday season.

The organization won awards for its efforts in the Economic Vitality, Organization and Volunteer Recognition categories.

Dearborn's remains still not found after Nov. 20, 2019, accident below the Oregon dam.

Tuck pointing, roof, plaster, painting and restroom projects are bringing The Dixon back to its former glory.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Nov. 9-15.

The annual Christmas Walk is Friday, Dec. 6, and Breakfast with the Grinch is Saturday, Dec. 7.

The ninth annual End Polio Now Walk was sponsored this year by Rotary clubs of the Sauk Valley area, including the Dixon, Morrison, Rock Falls, Sterling Noon and Twin Cities Sunrise clubs.

A rural Dixon man charged with attempting to murder three police officers in June was presented Thursday with 770 pages of police reports, medical records and other evidence that will be presented as his case proceeds through the courts.

The Dixon School Board approved 15 personnel actions at its Wednesday, Nov. 20, school board meeting.

SVCC was one of 471 colleges and universities recognized by ALL IN for its efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.

A Dixon man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison on a criminal sexual assault charge that accused him of having sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl 30 years ago.

Dixon’s City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to ban sleeping and camping in public spaces on Monday in response to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that now allows cities to do so.

Fire damaged a Sterling apartment building Tuesday night, causing three people to suffer smoke inhalation symptoms and two cats to be resuscitated.

The Dixon City Council approved an ordinance Monday to instate a 1% grocery tax following Gov. JB Pritzker’s August legislation that will repeal the state’s grocery tax on Jan. 1, 2026.

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.” opens Friday at the Jerry Mathis Theater at Sauk Valley Community College.

Dixon gets a makeover Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, as the downtown is decorated for the holiday season.

The Dixon Knights of Columbus Council 690 will host its monthly breakfast from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at KayCee Hall, 506 W. Third St.

Events in Sterling, Rock Falls, Dixon and Morrison listed.

The American Legion will be serving grilled ribeye steak, sauteed onions and or mushrooms, baked potato with sour cream, or French fries, roll, salad, vegetable and dessert from 5-7 p.m. Friday.

What will start with a great day of supporting local small businesses on Shop Small Saturday will continue into December this year, as Discover Dixon’s Support Local promotion offers shoppers a chance to win $500 or a loaded prize basket.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Impact Program has received the Lieutenant Governor Award for Excellence in Revitalization.

As church attendance declines across the United States, St. Paul and Immanuel Lutheran churches in Dixon are taking an experimental approach by joining together in a partnership led by a married couple as co-pastors who started Nov. 1 in their new roles.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Nov. 2-8, 2024.

Do you want to live a life of gratitude every day, not just one day a year?

On April 16, 1904, Charles partnered with Ross Davis, a Dixon pharmacist, to purchase the C.C. Kelly drugstore at 115 W. First St., next to today’s Midland States Bank.

Goodfellows of Lee County was presented a $3,000 donation Thursday morning to aid the charity in providing assistance to families during the holiday season.

According to the Illinois Report Card, 42.2% of students were chronically absent during the 2023-24 school year.

St. Paul Lutheran and Immanuel Lutheran churches in Dixon have formed a partnership by sharing co-pastors – Anthony Windau and his wife, Riley Reed-Windau.

Great Plains Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust and Laborers Local 727 present a $3,000 check Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, to Goodfellows of Lee County.

Do it Best has a warehouse in Dixon.

Sauk Valley Community College’s student government held a Friendsgiving on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at the school.

Local communities gearing up for Christmas walks later this month and into December.

Clara Harris retiring from volunteer organization after 30 years of service.

SVCC President Dave Hellmich will participate in several breakout sessions at the summit, including one focused on Promise programs – initiatives designed to make higher education more accessible and affordable by providing students with financial support or tuition assistance.

Fritts was reelected Nov. 5 to a second term in the Illinois House of Representatives.