On the biggest stage in program history, Byron came out ready to roll Monday night at the Class 2A Sterling Supersectional. The Tigers earned their first-ever trip to the state finals, building a double-digit lead early and holding off every Chicago Latin surge for an 85-71 win.
An 18-year-old Mount Morris man charged with attempted murder, and who one of his purported victims said has mental health issues, was released from jail Thursday with a list of conditions he must obey to remain free, including submitting to inpatient treatment.
A 4-year-old rural Monroe Center child died Thursday in a Rockford hospital after being attacked by a dog, the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday on its website.
An Oregon bowhunter is facing multiple charges of poaching whitetail deer in Lee and Ogle counties, including one case in which he is accused of taking six deer from Lowell Park, a Dixon city park and nature preserve off-limits to hunters.
Jen’s Artisan Breads – a dream that came to fruition in 2013 – moved to the former David L. Rahn Junior High School’s cafeteria Oct. 1, 2023, after five years at Pinecrest Grove.
OREGON – After deliberating for 15 minutes Wednesday, an Ogle County jury found a Rochelle man not guilty of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
An Ogle County judge Friday ruled an Oregon man guilty of six counts of criminal sexual assault and one of battery of a minor girl after a bench trial in November.
The year-end numbers are in, and they show that video gaming has remained fairly steady in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties over the last two calendar years.
Lost Nation Golf Club has an enthusiastic new owner, who lives just a stone’s throw away from the scenic Ogle County course.