The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lee County, southeastern Ogle County and northwestern La Salle County until 7:45 p.m.

On May 6, Polo City Council members voted to purchase six body cameras and four squad dashboard cameras for the Polo Police Department from Axon Enterprise, of Scottsdale, Arizona, for a total of $74,901 over five years.

Single-vehicle crash was in the 1000 block of North Freeport Road, north of Polo.

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Polo FFA members and members from the community officially opened the new greenhouse on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. FFA advisors and Polo High School agriculture teachers were excited to show off the hard work of the students.

25 artists with 50 works of art on display from May 1 – June 15.

Duane Meyer, 42, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated arson and one count of concealment of a homicidal death in connection with the Oct. 19, 2016, Byron house fire in which Margaret “Maggie” (Rosko) Meyer, 31, was found dead.

Linda Halpin from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, at their meeting on Monday, May 20.

Located at 9 E. Front St., Mt. Morris, the center has served the community since 1976.

Darnell A. Wilson, 37, is charged with three counts of possessing cocaine with the intent to deliver in a drug-free zone, one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to deliver, and one count of possessing MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy.