Here are Robin Rethwill's photos from Rochelle's sophomore boys basketball game with Byron. The Hubs lost the game 62-61.

In September 1946, around 70 freshmen entered PCHS with pep, enthusiasm and interest. We all flocked to high school following an ad in the Tri-County Press, which listed the reasons as to why we needed to go there and what the school had to offer.

Rochelle-area Monmouth College students made the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

The controversial Dred Scott case of 1857 is considered a landmark in the debate over slavery in the United States. Few realize that Scott once lived in Illinois.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point conferred degrees to 534 graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

Chana Education Center is a local therapeutic alternative school serving students from across Ogle and Lee counties.

Byron students at Rockford University were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2025 semester.

The Oregon School District has started its senior spotlight series, a daily feature that recognizes members of the Oregon High School Class of 2026.

A single-family home in Dixon that sold for $390,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County over the past week.