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Lee County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting location: Third Floor Boardroom, Old Lee County Courthouse, 112 E. 2nd St, Dixon, IL 61021.
County Clerk: Nancy Petersen · 815-288-3309 · npetersen@countyoflee.org
Agendas posted at: https://www.leecountyil.com/264/County-Board
Chair, County Board: Lee County Board, 24 members (six from each of four districts). Chairman: Robert Olson (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (3)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (10)

Ashton
Compton
Franklin Grove
Harmon
Lee
Nelson
Paw Paw
Steward
Sublette (official website, opens in a new tab)
West Brooklyn

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (5)

Amboy CUSD 272
Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275
Dixon USD 170
Paw Paw CUSD 271
Steward Esd 220

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Cemetery (1)

Lee Center Cemetery Maintenance District