History

The third annual Veterans Day Dinner will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, at Mexicali Rose Banquet Hall, 1409 Eighth Ave., Rock Falls. Doors will open at 5 p.m.
On August 8, 2026, the League of Women Voters of Illinois and local Leagues around the state hosted more than 30 events as part of a nationwide day of civic action in honor of the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Young America's Foundation will host its Freedom at 250 Block Party on Friday, July 17, at the Reagan Boyhood Home, featuring keynote remarks from Governor Scott Walker, Fox News Host Rachel Campos-Duffy, Lt. Col. Allen West, and Dr. Burt Folsom.
This March, the Sterling Public Library and the Sterling Rock Falls Historical Society will host a presentation.  
Community members are invited to discover the stories that built Dixon — past, present, and future — during a special Founder’s Day presentation at the Loveland Community House & Museum, 513 W. Second St.
The Tampico Area Historical Society and the Birthplace of Ronald Reagan will be hosting a birthday event with tours and cupcakes at both museums in Tampico, IL, on Ronald Reagan's birthday, February 6th. 
The public is invited to a free program sponsored by Morrison Historical Society on Sunday, October 12th at 2 p.m. at Ebenezer Reformed Church in Morrison.
When Kathy French, from Dixon, looks over the old cemetery for residents at the Dixon State School, she feels sad because of the memories she carries from when she worked there.
Reagan Mass Transit District will celebrate National Rural Transit Day with an open house on Wednesday, July 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its main facility, located at 210 E. Progress Drive in Dixon.
Standing for more than a century, The Dixon: Historic Theatre has been through so much. Today, it stands as a vibrant and vital piece of downtown Dixon.

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