Tag Archives: dixon

• News

  Teachers and parents plead for quick end to strike

  Dixon parents and teachers begged the school district to reach a quick agreement over contracts on the eve of a teachers’ strike.
• Education

  Parents react to Dixon teacher strike

  There’s no school in Dixon, Illinois Thursday, but it has nothing to do with the weather. The Dixon Education Association…
• News

  Crundwell jewelry auction nets money for Dixon

  The personal jewelry collection of former Dixon Comptroller, Rita Crundwell, brought in a pretty penny at auction this weekend- $258,000…
• Crime / News

  Crundwell Public Defender Files Motion to Dismiss

  Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell’s public defender Bob Thompson says he has  filed a “motion to dismiss” in her state…
• Crime

  Lawyers for City of Dixon say accountants share the blame

  The City of Dixon is suing its former accountants for not catching on to Rita Crundwell and her $53 million…
• Crime

  Crundwell sentenced

  Former Dixon, Illinois comptroller Rita Crundwell will spend nearly 20 years in prison and her sentence begins immediately.
• Crime

  Witnesses testify at Crundwell sentencing hearing

  Several witnesses testified at a sentencing hearing for former Dixon, Illinois comptroller Rita Crundwell at the federal courthouse in Rockford, Illinois.
• News

  Dixon mayor says he hopes Rita Crundwell gets the “max”

  Rita Crundwell will be sentenced for stealing $53 million dollars from the city of Dixon on Valentine’s Day, and there is no love lost between Rita and her former co-workers.
• News

  Crundwell’s Dixon ranch sold to relative

  A horse ranch owned by former Dixon comptroller Rita Crudwell was sold to her nephew for more than $1.1 million.
• Crime

  Prison guard faces multiple theft charges

  Smoke from burning plastic led police to bust a Dixon Correctional Center guard for theft.
• Crime

  Group accused of breaking into 100 vehicles

  Six teenagers and two adults are facing charges in connection with approximately 100 vehicle burglaries in Dixon, Illinois.
• Crime

  Husband charged with Dixon woman’s murder

  A Dixon man has is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with his wife’s strangulation death.