Great Day for Annual Ultimate Tailgate!

Beautiful day for a Bears win, great vibes and bomb chili at Ultimate Tailgate Rib & Chili Cookoff present by Ken Nelson Auto Group on Sunday, Oct 6!

Judges praised the top-notch entries into the rib competition this year, and the public weighed in big time with so many votes to count for the People's Choice for the chili!

So who took home the hardware?!

Ribs

1st Place: E Squared BBQ  

2nd Place: Stone Cold Grillers

3rd Place: Ginger & Joe's (Sauk Valley Bank)

Chili

Bar Winner: The Stables

People's Choice: The Royal Palms

Judges' Choice: Ginger & Joe's (Sauk Valley Bank)

Thank you to Premier Rental-Purchase for providing the TV, our other bar sponsors Drifters Saloon, Alley Loop, and Lo’s Lounge, and Back Road Bar-B-Q for providing some delicious eats! Great tunes from Wild Wrek, too!

Thank you to all who attended, judged, volunteered, and enjoyed their Sunday afternoon in the Beanblossom! 🫶

Deals & Map Are Live for Witches Night Out!

Pull open the group chat and get that Witches Night Out planned for Thursday, Oct. 17 in Dixon!

Hundreds will be out shopping and dining downtown and beyond! There are deals to be had at shops, specials to be had at bars and restaurants, and prizes to be won for the shoppers!

Click here to keep track of the deals coming and participating businesses for this event!

This event is sponsored by Evanovich, Blessing & Associates.

Is your business interested in participating? Email amber.schmidt@dixonnow.com or call 815-284-3361.

Scarecrow Fest Right Around the Corner!

The Scarecrow Festival always has the streets buzzing with excitement each year! The annual festival will return from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 to downtown Dixon.

More than 100+ booths and activities await on 6 city blocks, including crafters, pumpkin painting, street performers, games, donut eating contests, a petting zoo, face painting, flower pot decorating, and pumpkin bowling. A map outlining the major activities will be posted at discoverdixon.com next week!

Pumpkin race “cars” will battle to be named the fastest racer down Hennepin Avenue as the annual Pumpkin Derby returns at 1 p.m. between First and Second Street. Click here for more information and/or to register!

Have you started planning your scarecrow setup for this year?! Never entered the scarecrow contest? No sweat! Click here for all the information you need to know – including rules and instructions on how you'll register your spot.

Make sure you join Discover Dixon and sponsors Hicks Insurance, BorgWarner and UPM Raflatac for Dixon’s largest festival of the year!

**Please note vendor/booth applications are no longer being accepted.**

Halloween Parade Returning This Year!

BOO-YAH! Ghosts, ghouls and goblins, get pumped! Because the annual Halloween Parade is back! Treat Street Parade and Palooza - a Dixon tradition with a new title – returns Saturday, Oct. 26!

The parade will begin and end at Haymarket Square, 317 W. 3rd St., and Treat Street will continue with a Trunk & Treat at KSB Town Square Centre, 102 S. Hennepin Ave., and treats at participating downtown businesses.

Schedule

9 a.m.: Parade Assembly

9:15 a.m.: Judging Concludes

9:20 a.m.: Parade Begins

10 a.m.: Awards (Categories are Pre-K, K-1st Grade, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-8th) & Dismiss to Treat Street

10-11:30 a.m.: Treat Street/Trunk & Treat

This Discover Dixon event is presented by Raynor Garage Doors with additional support from Dixon Park District, KSB Hospital and BorgWarner!

From Our Investors & Partners

For Chamber Members & Partners

New This Week

Our full schedule of events can be found on

https://www.discoverdixon.com/events

This List Is Updated Monthly

Abiding Word Church

Ace Hardware

Al Morrison Baseball

All Safe Storage

Alley Loop

American Red Cross

Andrew Nelson Transport

AZZ Galvanizing 

Big John Portables 

Bison Meadows Wind Farm

Books on First

BorgWarner 

Boss Roofing 

Brown Construction

Castor Home Nursing 

CGH Dixon Health Center

Chad Weigle – Edward Jones

Clifton Larson Allen

Coffee Crush

County Market

County of Lee

Culligan Water

Culvers of Dixon

DD Homes

Dixon Autobody Clinic

Dixon Elks Lodge

Dixon Equity Group 

Dixon Family YMCA

Dixon Park District

Dixon Petunia Festival 

Dixon Stage Left 

Donaldson 

East of Yellowstone

Effectv

Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger & Considine

Evanovich, Blessing & Associates

Faith Assembly of Grand Detour

Farley’s

Fehr Graham

Fresh Finds Boutique

G&M Distributors

Goodwill of Northern IL

Grace Point Church

Grit & Grace Fitness

Heartland Realty

Hope Bible Fellowship

Hvarre Realty

John Deere Foundation

JOHNSON CPA

Johnson Oil

Kaleel’s Clothing 

Ken Nelson

Kreider Services

Lee County Health Department 

Lee County Historical & Genealogical Society

Lifescape Community Services

Liquor N’ Wine

Loescher Heating & Air Conditioning

Lost Lake Community

Lutheran Social Services of Illinois 

McDonald’s

McFalls, Berge & Associates

Midland States Bank

MO-ST Plumbing & Mechanical

NAMI Sauk Area

Newman Central Catholic High School

Next Generation Wireless

NICIL

Northern Illinois Cancer Treatment Center

Northern Illinois Home Medical

Northwest Territory Historic Center

Oregon Living & Rehab

PAB Concrete

Palmyra Pub

Pam’s Hallmark

PC Tech 2 U

Peak Medical Home Care

PherDal

Premier Rental

Preston-Schilling Funeral Home

Quality Inn & Suites

Raynor

Reagan Boyhood Home

Reagan Mass Transit District

Rendezvous Arts

River Ridge Animal Hospital

Robin & Tom Canode

Rock River Energy Services Company

Salmandra Restaurant

Sauk Valley Bank

Sauk Valley Community College

Sauk Valley Collision

Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery

SBM

Scholl Insurance Agency

SERVPRO of Sterling

Sewer Equipment 

Shining Star

Sjostrom & Sons

SPX Cooling Technologies

State Representative Bradley Fritts

Sterling Federal Bank

Sterling Park District

Sundog

Surf Internet

The Meadows of Franklin Grove

The Next Picture Show

The Pup House

The Stables

United Way of Lee County

US Army-Dixon Recruiting Station

Venier Jewelers

Wickert Insurance 

Willett, Hoffman & Associates

WQAD News Channel 8

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