Zachary J. Popp, 31, received concurrent sentences for the felony offenses of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer and possession of cocaine, both from a Dec. 20, 2025, incident.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220 and Meridian Community Unit School District 223 in Stillman Valley are among three dozen school systems in Illinois that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating over policies related to gender and sexuality.

Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region in the past week. We outline recent property sales in Ogle County, all of which featured properties at the price point of $200,000 or under.

A Wednesday evening fire destroyed a home in the 8300 block of East Brick Road in Chana, Oregon Fire Protection District Chief Michael Knoup said.

A single-family home in Polo that sold for $55,000 tops the list of the best real estate deals in Ogle County in the past two weeks.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for April 13-17, 2026.

Prospective homebuyers considering the real estate market had a range of options in various neighborhoods throughout the region over the past week. We outline recent property sales in Ogle County, all of which featured properties at the price point of $200,000 or under.

Franklin Houston was found guilty of the Class 4 felony offense of injuring a police officer while resisting arrest and the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct for an August 2025 incident at an Oregon school.

The Grand Detour Arts Festival committee is accepting applications from artists to exhibit work at the 77th Grand Detour Arts Festival. The show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at the John Deere Historic Site in Grand Detour.