Oglesby City Council

The Dickinson House Foundation is clamoring for help to keep the Oglesby facility going. City officials say they want to help, but have big-ticket projects that must be addressed first.

A plaque commemorating longtime Oglesby Mayor Jerry Scott will be on permanent display at Oglesby City Hall.

Oglesby city officials will consider applying for a grant to rehabilitate about a dozen homes in need of upgrades.

Oglesby might get a “behavior-conduct” policy, but the first draft was deemed problematic Monday and the City Council tabled it.

Oglesby has a new police officer. Spencer Shaw was sworn in Monday.

A Yorkville company wants to expand some storage space in Oglesby, turning the adjoining acres into dozens of storage units. The Oglesby City Council gave its preliminary OK Monday, March 4, 2024.

Oglesby will get a freestanding coffee business, Bab’s Brews, to be located on the empty lot at Walnut Street and Columbia Avenue.

Oglesby intends to draw up an emergency plan that includes temporary shelter for those in need – a plan that could include, but goes well beyond, sheltering migrants.

Illinois Valley Community College’s forthcoming agricultural education center likely will be annexed into the city of Oglesby.

Oglesby City Hall will undergo a small upgrade to increase privacy during closed session.

As mayor of Oglesby, he oversaw a residential boom, cut electric rates and lured in jobs. The city's tax base grew $5 million in a single year. Jerry Scott died Friday. City officials pay tribute to his accomplishments.

If you own a $100,000 home in Oglesby, get ready to pay the taxman an extra $175 or more next spring.

Oglesby’s tax rate will climb about 8 cents and the city will hold a hearing to explain why it’s going up.

Monday, the Oglesby City Council tasked the Oglesby Ambulance Board with discussing how best to staff the city's fire and EMS companies.

Illinois Valley Community College is developing an agricultural facility and wants it annexed into Oglesby.