Ogle County Newspapers / oglecountynews.com • Friday, Mar 18, 2022
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Dixon’s vacant Shopko building bought by developer By KATHLEEN A. SCHULTZ kschultz@shawmedia.com
DIXON – An Edwardsville developer now owns the vacant Shopko building at 1350 N. Galena Ave., which it bought for $525,000 earlier this month, Lee County records show. What R.L.P. Development Co. Inc. plans for the seven-acre site is not yet known. Calls seeking comment Monday were not returned. It won’t be the southern Illinois company’s first foray into Dixon. It’s also the parent company of R.P. Lumber Co., which has a store at 2158 state Route 26, about midway between Dixon and Polo. The Dixon department store was among the last 120 of its 360 nationwide that Shopko closed in June 2019 after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy that January. Shopko Optical continues to operate, including the store at 1600 S. Galena Ave. The purchase does not include the County Market site west of the Shopko building, at 1380 N. Galena, in the same shopping center. R.L.P. Development was founded by Robert L. Plummer in 1988, 11 years after he opened his first lumber yard. “From our beginning as a developer of residential home sites and lots, the company has expanded into providing
Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@shawmedia.com
An Edwardsville developer now owns the vacant Shopko building at 1350 N. Galena Ave. in Dixon, which it bought for $525,000 earlier this month, Lee County records show. improvements for entire residential subdivisions, as well as over 100 retail, office, hospitality, entertainment, agriculture and industrial developments across more than a dozen states,” according to its website.
OBITUARY
ART SHOW Phidian Art Show returns
After a two-year absence, the Phidian Art Club of Dixon will present its annual Phidian Art Show for 2022, but now with a change of venue. The 73rd Phidian Art Show opens on Friday, April 1, at The Next Picture Show community
fine arts center, located at 113 W. First St., in Dixon. The exhibit of original artwork is on display on the gallery walls from April 1-22. Due to remaining COVID-19 concerns, the club is forgoing the in-person awards
See PHIDIAN ART SHOW, Page 11
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