You may want to hold off on eating the cereal puffs stirred in liquid nitrogen. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that foods and drinks prepared with the smoky chemical can cause serious injury.

If you have high blood pressure, checking it yourself at home—along with having it measured at your doctor's office—is one of the key steps you can take to get your vital numbers under control.

The Whiteside County Highway Department, on behalf of the City of Morrison, is accepting Statements of Qualifications from professional design firms for consideration of being selected to prepare construction documents for Rock Creek Bridge.

Ensuring that people with pre-existing health conditions can get and keep health insurance is the most popular part of the Affordable Care Act. It has also become a flashpoint in this fall's midterm campaigns across the country.

The Washington Supreme Court has struck down the state's death penalty, saying that it is imposed arbitrarily and with racial bias.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new, online initiative that modernizes how beneficiaries get information about Medicare.

The 2017-2018 American Legion Consolidated Post Report (CPR) has been tabulated, and the results posted on www.legion.org/bythenumbers.

The Department of Kansas American Legion will hold its 37th annual Eisenhower Pilgrimage Oct. 13, honoring the former president, general and Legionnaire.

Eight men came together to protect the students and staff at Dixon Public High School on May 16, 2018.

Every year the 8th graders from local schools come to participate in Government Day.

Get ready to take your Real Colors to the next level!

Please help stock up the local food pantries!

Congratulations to the Copy Shop at SBM on receiving the Customer Service Award for their phenomenal customer service!

Join us for this guided tour in a vehicle for people who can't walk to see the big tree and the top of Bald Hill.

The Maintenance Department will begin community-leaf pick-up each Tuesday of the month, starting Tuesday, October 16, 2018 and will continue until the first measurable snowfall.

The Dixon City Council will recognize eight local heroes for their bravery and courageous actions during the May 16, 2018 shooting incident at Dixon High School on Monday night.

Newly appointed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie testified Sept. 26 before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC).

More than 200 women with experience and backgrounds as diverse as the military they represent gathered recently for the 20th annual Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) event in San Diego.

Join us on the 2018 TŌSOC - Tour of Scenic Ogle County - A ride that passes through some of the most beautiful roads in Northern Illinois!

The social event of the fall season is in Oregon, IL!