DIXON, Ill. (WLS) -- Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell was released from federal prison in central Illinois Wednesday, the FBI confirmed. She was convicted in 2013 of stealing millions from the ...

The graduation rate at Rock Falls High School continues to surpass the rate across Illinois and at Sterling and Dixon Public Schools in 2025. The annual Illinois school report cards 2025 data was ...

DIXON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Dixon Police Department asked for help finding its missing K-9 this weekend. In an update Saturday afternoon, they said the dog has now been located safely. The department ...

DIXON, Ill. — Nearly 40 train cars derailed in Lee County, Illinois Thursday morning leaking fuel, acid and oil. Union-Pacific Railroad notified the Lee County Sheriff's Office just before 1:50 a.m.

DIXON, Ill. (AP) - A documentary detailing former Dixon bookkeeper Rita Crundwell's theft of nearly $54 million from the northern Illinois city is scheduled to be shown later this month. The Dixon ...

DIXON, Ill. — Three Ogle County sheriff’s deputies were shot Wednesday after responding to a home where someone had threatened to harm themselves or others, an official said. The suspected shooter was ...

DIXON, Illinois — A longtime Dixon resident and veteran officer of the police department has been promoted to Chief of Police in Dixon. Dixon Detective Sergeant Steve Howell was selected out of a pool ...

DIXON, Ill.(KWQC) - A man is dead after an altercation in a car in Dixon, Illinois. It happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the 1200 block of Palmyra Street in Dixon. 28-year-old Yishmael ...

Roughly 24% of Illinois residents are over the age of 60, highlighting the growing population preparing for, or already enjoying, retirement. But how realistic is retiring in The Prairie State? While ...

(CBS/AP) -- Former Democratic U.S. Sen. Alan Dixon of Illinois has died. His son Jeffrey Dixon tells The Associated Press that the 86-year-old died Sunday at his home in Fairview Heights, Illinois. He ...