The Ogle County Board on Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,700 low bid from O’Brien Civil Works for a Memorial Plaza project on the south side of the historic Ogle County Courthouse property.

The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the $10,145 purchase of a new mower from Johnson Tractor of Rochelle.

Sublette Fire Protection District voters on a 143-90 vote Tuesday approved a ballot measure to bring in more tax revenue to cover ambulance service costs.

Illinois state Rep. Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, is on track to retain her 89th District seat, with unofficial results indicating a solid primary election win over challenger Victoria Onorato of Byron

The annual town meeting of Lynnville Township in Ogle County will be Tuesday, April 14.

As part of the downtown reconstruction project, the city of Rochelle’s contractor, Helm Electric, will close the 400 block of Fifth Avenue for the week of March 16 to install underground electrical infrastructure.

Voters in Ogle County will see few contested races on their ballots for the March 17 primary election.

The public hiring expo began after a workforce shortage was seen post COVID-19 and it melded well with the yearly RTHS career fair, causing the events to be combined.

Village President Rick Rhoads resigned from his position at Wednesday's Hillcrest Village Board meeting.