Jen Brooks (right) and Nick Brooks pose for a photo on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, inside Brooks Jewelers. Jen Brooks is the primary owner and Nick Brooks the co-owner of the Oregon-based store. (Alexa Zoellner)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.