Dixon News

Caroline E. Burkitt, 21, of state Route 52, Dixon; 1:36 a.m. Friday in the 400 block of east McKenney Street; driving under the influence of alcohol, possession of cannabis; given notice to appear in court.

Jacqueline M. Rosenbalm, 26, of Mount Morris; 12:15 p.m. Sunday in Beanblossom parking lot; consumption of alcohol in public.

DIXON – Everyone on the school board agrees: A basketball program for fifth- and sixth-graders is a great concept.

Dixon Police Scott R. Levan, 37, of Dixon; 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Fourth Street; theft under $300. Misty R. Ortgiesen, 17, of Dixon; 9:22 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of West Third Street; domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Robert Lauesen , 46, of Lombard; charged with three counts of child pornography for allegedly videotaping three Lombard boys while they showered at his trailer in Sublette on Aug.

Steward man charged with molesting girl: 45-year-old in prison for molesting the same girl in DeKalb County By Tara Becker tbecker@svnmail.com 800-798-4085, ext.

Possession – consumption of open alcohol in public; at Beanblossom parking lot; Saturday; 11:14 p.m., Nicholas M. Tomman, 25, of Dixon; Sunday: 12:40 a.m., Shawn M. Jacobs, 24, of Dixon; 12:55 a.m., Curtis W. Keplinger, 44, of Dixon; 1:11 a.m., Dustin M. Walker, 22, of Dixon.

Brian M. Dees, 29, of Dixon; 11:24 a.m. Friday in the 300 block of South Galena Avenue; burglary, unlawful use of credit card; taken to Lee County Jail.

Dixon's model of the Berlin Wall was built in 2001, to finish Freedom Park, at Galena Avenue and Second Street, as a complement to the "Wings of Peace and Freedom" sculpture.

Byron Adams , 51, of Chicago; charged with three counts of first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and criminal trespass to a vehicle, a misdemeanor.

Note to readers: This is the second in a series of Sauk Valley Newspapers articles on some of the World War II veterans who are going to Washington, D.C., Nov.

Bert Lee Olson, 37, of the 300 Block of North Ottawa Avenue in Dixon, Ill., was in critical but stable condition at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Monday morning following a crash that occurred Sunday at 11 p.m. At 11 p.m. on Sunday, a passing motorist who was westbound on Route 56 east of Route 47 reported seeing a pickup truck off the road.

DIXON – The Crystal Cork Art Quarterly will present its sixth quarterly show, “Her World,” featuring watercolor paintings by Illinois Watercolor Society Signature member Judy Dixon.

Douglas R. Mossholder, 46, of Dixon; 7:05 am. Thursday in the 300 block of East Second Street; stalking – two counts; taken to Lee County Jail.

Elvira Muraira, 39, of Dixon; 7:38 a.m. Saturday; speeding, expired registration, DeKalb County warrant – failure to appear – theft; given notice to appear in court.

DIXON – A 65-year-old Sterling man was killed early Monday when his motorcycle hit a deer on I-88 between Sterling and Dixon.

On Sept. 22 and 23, 93 fourth- through sixth-graders from Lee, Ogle, and Stephenson counties attended University of Illinois Extension's 4-H Health Jam, at Camp White Eagle, Leaf River and KSB Hospital, Dixon.

The police report does not include every crime in a community. In some cases, no police report is filed, and sometimes police withhold information on pending investigations.

Lee County Health Department Thursday received its first large shipment of H1N1 injectable vaccine – 3,000 doses – and will offer a walk-in clinic Saturday for those most at risk.

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation doesn't plan to lower the speed limit on state Route 2 in front of Sauk Valley Community College.