Dixon

Here is a list of property transfers for Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties filed Dec. 1-8.

Palletpreneurs, located at 609 W. Third St., Dixon, will host its first Christmas Stocking Drive at noon Sunday, Dec. 17.

One of the most enduring flames in the local restaurant scene will be sputtering out over the next few weeks.

If you had told Jennifer Hintzsche 10 years ago what she would live through to get to today, she wouldn’t believe you. Developing an infertility kit, landing two patents and learning she had been granted FDA approval to sell the kit? She never saw it coming.

A Bloomington man was ordered detained in Lee County jail Friday after investigators say he stalked a woman, tied her hands behind her back and sexually assaulted her in her Dixon home.

Along with the visit from Santa, children also got to enjoy crafts, Christmas cookies and lemonade.

A new neighborhood meant to cater to disabled residents in a way that breaks the “one size fits all” method could be coming to Mount Morris sometime in the next few years.

Dixon has made national headlines only a few times, such as the Truesdell Bridge collapse of 1873, Ronald Reagan’s election in 1980 and 1984, the Rita Crundwell scandal of 2012, and the kidnapping of Della Stackhouse in 1946.

In addition to paving, the contractor will be installing water services on Lincoln Avenue between Fourth and Sixth Streets on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Sauk Valley Media is accepting vendor booths for the 2024 Sauk Valley Wedding Expo on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. at Northland Mall, located on Route 2 in Sterling.

Santa puts his busy schedule on hold to make a visit to swimmers Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 at the Dixon YMCA. Along with the visit from Santa, kids also got to enjoy, crafts, Christmas cookies and lemonade.

Looking for something to do or someplace to go this weekend? Here are five ideas.

The Dixon Knights of Columbus presented the Illinois Special Olympics, Region A (Northern Illinois), with a donation raised by the KCs in their 2023 Tootsie Roll Drive.

In his weekly column, SVM photographer Alex Paschal writes about what he describes as on one of the coolest stories he's ever worked on. It was about a group of friends/musicians who rehab donated musical gear and give instruments away to future rock stars.

Stacie Kemp has been Sinnissippi Centers' interim president and CEO since September 2023. She will assume her responsibilities as president and CEO of Sinnissippi Centers on Jan. 1, 2024.