A piece of Dixon history: The tragic story of the little Guernsey girls
Wadsworth: Dixon’s saddest tragedy of the last 100 years is likely the 1957 story of the little Guernsey girls. The heart-rending accident emerged from a quarry at Dixon’s cement plant and was front-page news from coast to coast.
2 Dixon residents receive Award of Valor for disarming knife-wielding man
Two Dixon residents were honored Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, for stepping in and disarming a Dixon man Sept 3.
Wahl Clipper to cut Sterling workforce by 20%: company officials
Wahl Clipper is aiming to reduce its Sterling workforce by 20% starting with voluntary resignation packages, company officials confirmed Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
Sterling weighing options after ComEd delays completion date of $6.2M Second Street reconstruction
Sterling’s $6.2 million reconstruction of Second Street is facing delays after utility company ComEd informed city officials it cannot move power poles this year.
Judge maintains release conditions for Dixon man charged with disseminating images of child sex abuse
A Lee County judge ruled Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, to maintain the several pretrial release conditions previously imposed on a Dixon man accused of disseminating images and videos of child sexual abuse.