Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society describes the week of her 94th birthday, filled with fun, family and food.

The two-day trial of Jodie Wiederkehr, 56, concluded Tuesday when the 12-person jury found her guilty of one count of false reporting, a Class 4 felony, and one count of harassment by telephone, a misdemeanor, after about two and a half hours of deliberations.

Defendants claim their car was stolen and they tracked it to Rochelle to recover it.

The Rochelle Township High School Board of Education on June 15 heard an update from Board President Jeff Tilton on ongoing talks about a potential future shared facility with the Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District.

The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners on June 15 heard an update on Spring Lake Pool.

The contradiction reminds there’s a large gap between the accomplishment of a grant award and the optimistic press release from a lawmaker who “secured the funding” and the day the check actually clears and concrete plans can take effect.

The Rock River Valley Blood Center recently accepted a $1,500 donation from the Stillman Valley Lions Club in support of the organization’s Mini Mobile project.

A four-day gathering centered around native ceremonies, ancestral wisdom, nature awareness and community will be held in Oregon from June 25-28.

The prize package consists of four Best of Show passes good for Lee County Fair gate and grandstand admission on one day of your choice and four vouchers to one of the fair’s food vendors.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office recently announced plans for July 4 traffic enforcement with a focus on impaired and unbuckled drivers.

Ogle County's Andy Colbert chronicles his annual trip to the National Restaurant Show.

Animal activist is accused of calling Ogle County dispatchers 27 times on May 25, 2025, and falsely reporting that someone had been shot at a rodeo on Ritchie Road property.

I’m very much guilty of identifying as “not a math person” or, as written in September, an “English major who can’t help his sons with their math homework once they reach middle school.”

Vintage rules base ball (spelled as two words in the 1800s) is played with authentic wool uniforms, no gloves, underhand pitching and “gentlemanly conduct.”

Serenity Hospice and Home is seeking volunteers and will offer volunteer training on July 21 and 23 at the Serenity Home, 1658 S. Illinois Route 2, Oregon.

The Ogle County Historical Society will hold its June monthly meeting Monday, June 22, at the carriage house annex building located behind the Nash House Museum in Oregon.

Oregon's vintage "base ball" team, the Ganymedes, hosted the DuPage Plowboys on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point honored more than 2,500 undergraduate students for attaining high grade-point averages during the spring semester of the 2025-2026 academic year.