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Benefit for baby tonight in Dixon
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.
Company to shutter Dixon plant
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.
Gallery to present single-artist show
DIXON – Raphael Iaccarino, an internationally recognized artist, will be the exhibitor at The Next Picture Show's annual single-artist show.
Police and fire reports for Monday, July 6, 2009
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.
Motorist injured in rollover crash: Two vehicles collided on state Route 26
Firefighters work at the scene of a rollover at Timber Creek and state Route 26 north of Dixon.
Factory fire sends workers outdoors
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.
Home run for Fisher: Dixonite knows nutrition, loves Reagan Run
Deciding where to go for July Fourth festivities was a no-brainer for Rebecca Fisher.
Police and fire reports for Monday, June 29, 2009
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.
Lessons learned in the wake of a killing spree
One year has passed since the horrible killings of a rural Sterling man and four Rock Falls residents.
Site tagged for cleanup: ComEd to replace soil at the former Dixon gas plant
DIXON – ComEd is preparing to clean trace chemicals from an old Dixon gas plant.
Man charged with home invasion, sexual assault
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.
Death penalty is still law, but likely wona t be used soon
Nicholas T. Sheley faces 39 counts of first-degree murder in two states in connection with the beating deaths of eight people.
Police and fire reports for Thursday, June 25, 2009
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.
Evangelical singer travels to Dixon June 28
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.
Police and fire reports for Wednesday, June 24, 2009
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.
Bond reduction denied in Ashton murder case
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.
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