From Shaw Media CEO John Rung: We look forward to working with readers, advertisers, and community leaders in Rochelle, Ogle County, and Mendota. We plan to be here for the long haul - as stewards of these publications and partners in your communities

The Good Place. Within a day’s drive of Ogle County, you can visit five different examples of utopian communities, all established between 1839 and 1857.

Adopting a conciliatory tone is proper, but the way this story is developing provides little comfort to people who saw the red flags waving far ahead of the current situation.

Richard Sax and Joseph Dubin were two Chicago men with a dream, very little money, but a dream. The two men wanted to start a printing company but could not afford the high costs of opening a shop in Chicago.

Opinion from Scott Holland: Bail is for the accused, not the convicted, but “presumed innocent” as a legal concept is rarely relevant in the court of public opinion

Our Congressman, Darin LaHood, of the 16th Congressional District, recently sent out a newsletter where the “Big Beautiful Bill” was described as the “most pro family piece of legislation in history.” And he was glad to support it.

The Polo Historical Society is having its picnic on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at Henry School. The picnic starts at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to pass and your own table service.

Put another way: when everyone agrees there’s a loophole, why isn’t anyone tightening that string?

Illinois has had four constitutions in its history – 1818, 1848, 1870, and 1970