Dixon News

DIXON – A benefit supper and auction is 5-10 p.m. today, Saturday, for a Dixon family whose baby was born three months prematurely and is in for a long hospitalization.

Johnson Controls today announced the planned closure of its Dixon plant that employs about 210 people.

DIXON – Dixon Municipal Band will perform at 7:30 tonight at the Page Park band shell.

DIXON – Raphael Iaccarino, an internationally recognized artist, will be the exhibitor at The Next Picture Show's annual single-artist show.

Dixon Police Teresa Cecchetti, 19, Derek Hubbell, 19, Sarina Venier, 19, James Stegmaier, 19, Jazzie Pinzon, 19, and Ryan Harrington, 19, all of Dixon; and Roli Teko-Folly, 20, and Kale-Ane Idee-Igboh, 20, both of Brooklyn Park, Minn.; Saturday, at 924 Marvid Ave.; unlawful consumption of liquor; notice to appear in court.

Firefighters work at the scene of a rollover at Timber Creek and state Route 26 north of Dixon.

Dixon firefighters leave the scene at Raynor after responding to a fire call at plant 5. DIXON – Employees evacuated a smoke-filled Raynor Garage Door plant on Thursday after a machine caught fire.

Deciding where to go for July Fourth festivities was a no-brainer for Rebecca Fisher.

From left, bassist Bob Turner of Dixon, guitarist Jason Stephens of Nachusa, guitarist Bryan Kreiser of Dixon, and drummer Mike McDaniel of Polo make up the band Anikus.

Dixon Police William L. Turner, 52, of Dixon; 12:03 a.m. Sunday, in the first block of South Peoria Avenue; three Lee County warrants – failure to appear, and one Whiteside County warrant – failure to appear; transported to Lee County Jail.

Elijah Ankney, 7, weeds a bed of petunias along state Route 2 in Dixon Monday afternoon with mom, Vanessa.

One year has passed since the horrible killings of a rural Sterling man and four Rock Falls residents.

DIXON – ComEd is preparing to clean trace chemicals from an old Dixon gas plant.

DIXON – A 25-year-old Amboy man was arrested early Friday and charged with breaking into an Amboy home and sexually assaulting a 24-year-old woman.

Nicholas T. Sheley faces 39 counts of first-degree murder in two states in connection with the beating deaths of eight people.

Lee County Sheriff Shawn J. Beran, 31, of Dixon; 11:37 p.m. Wednesday; Lee County warrant, contempt – nonpayment/failure to appear; given notice to appear in court.

DIXON – Charles Graham, a musician and evangelist who has performed around the world, will entertain and inspire at 8:15 and 10 a.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 202 S. Peoria Ave., Dixon.

Dixon Police Marc C. McFarland, 48, of Dixon; 12:15 p.m. Monday, in the 800 block of West Third Street; Dixon Police warrant, theft , Ogle County warrants, aggravated driving under the influence; taken to Lee County Jail.

DIXON – A Lee County Judge Wednesday denied a bond reduction for a 28-year-old Ashton man charged in the beating death of an acquaintance.

Out&about Through Aug. 2 Exhibit: Revolution Paintings by John DeLong at The Crystal Cork Wine Shoppe, 219 W. First St., Dixon.