Public comments will be accepted throughout the review period and up until June 5.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 16-20, 2026.

The University of Dubuque recently congratulated Rochelle students on being appointed to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle counties’ property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

Two Rochelle students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2025 semester.

Here's a list of upcoming events at Bertolet Memorial Library.

Here is a list of upcoming events at the Byron Public Library.

A single-family home in Stillman Valley that sold for $670,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County in the past week.

The following events are happening at the Mt. Morris Senior & Community Center.

The Illinois House minority leader has launched a survey to gain input from constituents throughout her 89th Legislative District.

Rock River Center is a resource center in Oregon.

CHESNEY: Some of my responsibilities as a state senator include standing up for my district and defending the values that make our communities strong. One responsibility that doesn't get talked about enough is preparing the next generation to carry those principles forward.

Lilly Drobick of Kings is a biology major with a biomedical science concentration.

Eastern Illinois University recently recognized academic excellence by naming high-achieving students to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

The Easter Bunny will arrive at 9 a.m., so don’t forget your camera to get some pictures.

The beloved musical “Paint Your Wagon” is coming to a local theater two weekends during the month of April. The Performing Arts Guild of Mt. Morris will perform the show April 17-19 and April 24-26 at the Allure of Pinecrest Grove Theatre.

The annual Easter egg hunt in Forreston will take place Saturday, April 4, at Memorial Park in Forreston.

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.

Layla Pelan of Rochelle was recently named to the dean’s list at the University of Cincinnati.

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.

Family, friends and members of the Mt. Morris Village Board and Economic Development Corp. filled the Main Event Barber Lounge on March 14 for an official ribboncutting ceremony.

University of Illinois Extension is offering free viewing sessions, plus time for questions, at various locations in Ogle County through the fall.

The Vince Carney Community Theater in Rochelle will present “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” on March 27 and 28.

Voters in McHenry, Ogle, Lee, Grundy and many other counties are weighing in on whether they think Illinois should opt into a voucher-style federal scholarship program that would give donors a tax credit.

The Rochelle Township High School District Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to set a graduation date of Saturday, May 23.

Lt. Tyler Carls of RFD and Ogle-Lee was presented the Pat Kasmar Award on March 14.

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

Here are Ogle County’s March 2026 election results, including a referendum asking voters if Illinois should opt into a voucher-style federal scholarship program that would give donors a tax credit

The polls have closed. Here are live March 2026 primary election results for Whiteside, Lee, Carroll and Ogle counties. Tallies will be updated as county clerks update their websites.

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

Duane “DC” Meyer, 43, was found guilty Jan. 29 of murdering Maggie (Rosko) Meyer, 31, and the couple’s 3-year-old son, Amos, in their Byron home Sept. 19, 2016.

It’s primary election day in Illinois and here are the races we will be watching when the polls close at 7 p.m.

American Legion Post 403 of Rochelle gave a donation to the Rochelle Little League on March 11.

The annual town meeting of Grand Detour will take place Tuesday, April 14, at the Grand Detour Town Hall.

Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the fall honors list for the 2025-26 academic year.

Illinois families are used to hearing the same explanation whenever something goes wrong in state government: we just need more money.

It’s another season in the books for boys IHSA basketball after four champs were crowned at Champaign last weekend. What did we learn?

The Ogle County Republican Party, one of the oldest county Republican organizations in the nation, celebrated its most successful annual drawdown raffle in history on Thursday, March 12, at the Rock River Center in Oregon.

Rochelle’s Dylan Whaley was recently named to the president’s list at Waubonsee Community College.

Byron High School Students of the Month for February were recently named.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

Several schools throughout the Sauk Valley on Sunday announced weather-related cancellations and remote-learning plans for Monday.

Byron High School Students of the Month for January were recently named.

Betty Obendorf of the Polo Historical Society recaps the year 1949 in Polo.

The top five highest yielding counties in Illinois were Macon, Carroll, Edgar, Ogle and Schuyler.

The Ogle County Historical Society is putting together a county-wide time capsule filled with everyday stories, memories and hopes for the future.

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.

Here's a list of Lee, Whiteside and Ogle County property transfers for March 2-6, 2026.

A Stillman Valley man was sentenced to 48 months of probation after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to deliver 1 to 15 grams of a substance containing fentanyl in March 2024.