Oregon News

Reilly Roberts plays saxophone during practice in Oregon for Thursday's SVM All-Star Classic at Sauk Valley Community College.

Nick Sciaccotta, 35, and his son, James, 5, both from Bolingbrook, walk down the stairs after going up to one of the overlooks in Castle Rock State Park in Oregon on Friday.

FULTON – "Fulton's First Annual Bluegrass/Folk Music Festival" will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday in Heritage Canyon, 515 N. Fourth St. Five bands are on the bill; crafters will display their goods, the ice cream parlor will be open, and D's Smokin' BBQ will sell rib-eye and pulled pork sandwiches and burgers.

OREGON – A number of artists won't have to go far to participate in the 15th Annual Fields Project and Art Fair in Oregon in the coming days.

YOU MIGHT HAVE heard that there's going to be a big push for marriage equality in next year's election.

OREGON – Ogle County has bought 501 W. Washington St., on the corner of Washington and Fifth streets near the judicial center and now home to Jackass BBQ.

On Thursday June 6th, 30-year-old Natalie Soper of Mt. Morris was arrested for Manufacture/Delivery of Cannabis 500 grams - 2000 grams, which is a class 2 felony.

Hundreds of bras and pieces of lingerie are on display and it's all to benefit the fight against cancer.

OREGON – A 26-year-old Oregon man was in the Ogle County Jail on Friday on $25,000 bond after sheriff's deputies arrested him in connection with drug sales in Oregon.

Critics are describing it as a huge government over-reach. They're reacting to news that the government has been secretly collecting the phone records of millions of U.S. customers of Verizon under a top-secret court order.

The Illinois Renewable Energy Association has been granted funding by the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation for this year's Renewable Energy and Sustainable Lifestyle Fair.

OREGON – A Genoa man was in stable condition after a motorcycle accident Thursday on state Route 64 near Skare Road.

OREGON – The Oregon Rotary Club Foundation Inc. has announced the four Oregon area students who have been selected as 2013 Oregon Rotary Club Foundation Scholars.

Ethanol's discount to gasoline expanded on concern that a robust corn crop will help lift production and stockpiles from record low seasonal levels.

Oregon attorney Eric Morrow, 37, a partner at Smith & Morrow, plans to unseat Ogle County State's Attorney Michael Rock in the March Republican primary, he announced Tuesday.

In a letter, Sterling Federal Bank, which has a branch in Mount Morris, informed the family that its ATM card may have been compromised.

OREGON – Oregon High School Principal PJ Caposey had high praise for the Class of 2013, citing its academic achievements and volunteerism within the Oregon-Mount Morris community.

Since the overwhelming Republican triumph in the 2010 elections, conservative majorities in states across the nation have implemented draconian new abortion restrictions at a dizzying pace that shows no signs of letting up.

Here is a roundup of thefts from May 13 to May 20 reports filed at the Batavia Police Department.

Ogle County State's Attorney Mike Rock announced that on May 20, 2013, Adrian Hartness, age 24, of Oregon, pled guilty to the offense of Burglary, a Class 2 Felony, and was sentenced to 4 Years in the Department of Corrections.