Polo News

Tourism's impact on the Sauk Valley is substantial. Last year, the Polo-based Blackhawk Waterways Convention and Visitors Bureau pegged tourism revenue at $132 million for Lee, Whiteside, Ogle and Carroll counties combined.

People look over a new mural created in honor of CGH Medical Center's 100th anniversary.

The Polo Historical Society will host a Holiday Home Tour on Dec. 5. Participating homes are: ■ Scott and Melanie Armstrong, new home with geothermal heating on 13260 W. Eagle Point Road.

POLO – The City Council on Monday proposed a $278,400 property tax levy for 2009, which includes a 13 percent cut to general expenses and small cuts to a handful of other departments.

POLO – Two teenage girls suffered minor injuries Wednesday afternoon when their car slid off the road and into a cornfield.

MOUNT MORRIS – The Rhythm Ramblers will perform 8-11 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Mount Morris Moose Lodge.

POLO – The owner of this small town's only grocery store said tough economic times and competition from big-box retailers forced him to close his doors for good Monday night.

STERLING – Veterans Day ceremonies are being held Wednesday across the Sauk Valley.

Construction workers Tuesday digging along state Route 64 about 2 miles east of Oregon cut a Verizon fiber optic line, which led to land line phone service and possibly Internet problems in Ogle, Lee and Whiteside counties, according to the Ogle County Sheriff's Department.

Are other farmers experiencing the same troubles, weather and yields as you this fall? Learn what's happening from these direct-from-the-field reports.

Burglaries and robberies are on the rise in Illinois, according to the recently released 2008 Illinois State Police crime report.

Polo Police Chief Dennis Christen holds up the symbol of the Helping Hand program Tuesday night at a community crime prevention meeting at the Polo Senior Center.

A property crime spree in Polo – 35 break-ins and burglaries in 18 weeks – appears to have abated.

"They entered through the vent on the roof and then came across, there's a false ceiling and dropped down into the pharmacy," Jennifer Sutton said.

Dixon Police 16-year-old girl of Polo; 2:19 p.m. Saturday; at Shopko; retail theft; released to mother.

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Joyce and Rachel Dahl work on creating table cards for Rachel's upcoming wedding.

POLO – As the city flounders amid an unprecedented crime wave, a handful of dejected residents spent more than an hour sniping at the police department and demanding answers from longtime Chief Dennis Christen.

On Sept. 23, two articles were in the paper about the park district. One was about a half million dollar grant, and the big headline was “Park district gets grant to improve trails from Lowell Park to Polo.” I assume the path will probably follow the old rail line.

POLO – An attempted child abduction, brazen burglaries while homeowners sleep, a cat burglary in downtown's only pharmacy: Police are nearing wits' end as they enter the fifth month of an unprecedented crime wave that has put this small city on high alert.