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Illinois U.S. Rep Cheri Bustos: "In the wake of #HurricaneIan, I'm proud to see our community in Central Illinois coming together to..."

By NW Illinois News | Oct 5, 2022

Cheri Bustos has 34,968 Twitter followers as of Oct. 4.

City of Dixon Airport Advisory Board met Aug. 23

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 5, 2022

City of Dixon Airport Advisory Board met Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Veterans Memorial Park Commission met Sept. 28

By Philip Gonzales | Oct 5, 2022

Veterans Memorial Park Commission met Wednesday, Sept. 28.

State University Transfer Day

By Press release submission | Oct 4, 2022

State University Transfer Day

Q3 2022 Parolees Recap: Who was paroled in Lee County?

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

There were three offenders living in Lee County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by NW Illinois News.

$56,511 in County Sales Tax collected in September for Lee County

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

Q3 2022 Recap: 1 parolee from Carroll County convicted of crimes involving weapons set for release

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

There was one offender convicted of a crime involving one or more weapons living in Carroll County released on parole during the third quarter of 2022, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the NW Illinois News.

Stephenson County 47th highest taxed Illinois county in September

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

Stephenson County was ranked 47th the month before.

Lee County collects $88,605 in Countywide Sales Tax in September

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

How many Lee County residents live in public housing in 2021?

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

There were 325 people living in taxpayer-funded public housing located throughout Lee County in 2021, according to the U.S. Census.

Effective property tax rate in Carroll County outpaced the national average in Q3 2022

By NW Illinois News | Oct 4, 2022

Property owners in Carroll County paid 2% of the value of their homes in property taxes in the third quarter of 2022, which is more than 1.8 times the national average, according to the real estate analysis posted by the NW Illinois News.