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2024 Lee County final multiplier announced

SPRINGFIELD – Lee County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Country band 'Sawyer Brown' to headline Sublette's Hops + Harmony on Sept. 6

SUBLETTE – Hosted by Sublette 365, Hops + Harmony is back for its fifth year with an exciting lineup featuring over 15 craft breweries from Northern Illinois and Chicago.

OSF moves Dixon clinic

DIXON – OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center is relocating its anticoagulation clinic from the hospital to the OSF Saint Katharine - Center for Health, located at 102 S. Hennepin Ave., within the Family Health Center in suite LL102.

Illinois wheat check-off referendum passes

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois wheat producers approved a measure to bring a wheat check-off program to the State of Illinois.

Homeschool bill stalls in Illinois House, but sponsor says it’s still alive

SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would tighten homeschooling regulations in Illinois missed a key deadline on Friday. But its sponsor, Rep. Terra Costa Howard, said it’s still alive — and she’s working on changes recommended by fellow lawmakers to get it passed.

The Amboy News - Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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OBITUARIES

Robert E. Lewis

AMBOY – Robert E. Lewis (Bobby, Bobby-lou, Bob), 68, of Amboy, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Goldwater Care of Princeton.

Donna A. Etheridge

AMBOY – Donna A. Etheridge, 79, of Amboy, passed away on Sunday April 20, 2025 at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling.

Robert "Bob" Kelly

TOPEKA, Kan. – Robert "Bob" Kelly, 94, formerly of Amboy, passed away on April 16, 2025.

Mary L. Hackbarth

AMBOY – Mary L. Hackbarth, 84, of Amboy passed away on Saturday April 12, 2025 at Allure of Mendota.

Sharon A. Hall

AMBOY – Sharon A. Hall, 67, of Amboy passed away on Thursday March 27, 2025 at OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon.

Daniel "Dan" Jerome Morrissey

MOLINE – Daniel “Dan” Jerome Morrissey, 81, of Moline, passed away April 4, 2025 at Silver Cross Health & Rehabilitation, Rock Island.

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Amboy High School Report 4-23-25

Amboy High School students in U.S. history class were able to choose a World War II topic they were interested in and explore it by finding relevant people, and other events relating to their topic.

Dixon celebrates Project ROCK construction, expansion

DIXON – The Illinois Department of Transportation and the city of Dixon were recently joined by local officials and community leaders to announce the start of Project ROCK – Revitalizing Opportunities for the Community and Kids.

Awards presented for the Focus on Photography Art Exhibit reception at the Coliseum Museum

OREGON – Awards were presented for the Focus on Photography Art Exhibition at the Coliseum Museum on Friday, April 11 by Judge Rich Ankeney from Galesburg.