A resolution prohibiting issuing permits for the construction, rehabilitation, or demolition of any structures within Oregon's Commercial Historic District squeaked by the city council by a 3-2 vote Tuesday.

Three members of city's Economic Development Council (EDC) are urging residents to remain patient while details of the first two phases of a proposed revitalization of Oregon's downtown are finalized and a cost analysis is completed.

Just hours after the announcement of a pilot project allowing cameras in Illinois courtrooms, judges in the 15th Judicial Circuit were already working on a plan for implementing the new rule.

Advocates of wind energy urged the Ogle County Board last week to approve a zoning text amendment with less stringent rules for wind farms.