A limited number of free oak tree saplings will be given away to Ogle County residents at the Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department.

Working as a home health care aide at night, Michelle Wiemken for years had a picture in her mind. It was her own bakery, shelves lined with breads, cookies, cakes, pies and the other sweet treats she loved to bake.

American Legion Post 403 held its April 8 meeting at the Iron Skillet Restaurant at the Petro Truck Stop.

The Forreston FFA and high school agriculture program is preparing to once again open their greenhouse doors to the community.

State Rep. Brad Fritts is hosting a free Medicare 101 event from 4-6 p.m. April 20 at Mills & Petrie Memorial Library in collaboration with the Northwestern Illinois Area Agency on Aging.

Davidson Construction Supply of Rochelle ​earned the 2025 Supplier/Professional DBE of the Year award.

Ogle County recently released the marriage licenses it issued in March 2026.

The musical “Paint Your Wagon” opens the weekend of April 17-19 at the Allure of Pinecrest Grove Theatre in Mt. Morris.

As Illinois considers new limits on data centers, northern Illinois lawmakers, union workers, and municipal leaders gathered in Springfield on Wednesday for the first of three legislative hearings on data center development, local impact, and energy use