Farm machinery of all makes and models were the big draw at the Hazelhurst Spring Consignment Auction on Saturday, April 5, 2025, The outdoor auction has been held on a 30-acre site since the 1940s and has become a local must-attend event for northwestern Illinois farmers.


Around 400 people attended the Hands Off rally held around the historic Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The rally was one of several held across the United States for people wanting to speak out about recent actions and decisions by President Donald Trump. The event in Ogle County was organized by Indivisible of Ogle County.



Workers continued to demolish the historic, but dilapidated, school building that had stood in Polo for 126 years. Demolition crews from Fischer Excavating of Freeport continued demolishing the Congress School, 208 N. Congress Ave., Tuesday, March 28, 2025, creating small clouds of dust as the 18-inch-thick brick walls were collapsed, sparking waves of nostalgia from former students.