The Vince Carney Community Theater in Rochelle will present “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” on March 20-22 and 27-28, 2026.

Illinois is very much a “what’s in it for me?” state, and forcing taxpayers to cough up (only?) nine figures of infrastructure spending to grant a valuable private business entity’s real estate wishes won’t benefit lawmakers.

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

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.

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 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.