Ogle County Economic Development Corporation

09/24/2026

Why communities need more 'third places' and stronger downtowns to build connection.

09/21/2026

A chance to work with the fantastic team at Ogle County's newest eatery! Send your resume 👉🏻 [email protected], mark your calendar and tell a friend about the Wesley 1895 Hiring Event September 30th & October 1st!

09/17/2026

Yesterday was a very exciting day for Ogle County, as well as Lee, Whiteside and rural Winnebago Counties as the Reagan Mass Transit District - RMTD broke ground on its new transit facility in Oregon! Lack of transportation in rural areas can be a huge roadblock to economic growth for individuals and communities and so we are very grateful for the efforts of RMTD in our area!

https://www.mystateline.com/news/reagan-mass-transit-district-begins-construction-on-new-oregon-headquarters/

09/16/2026

Mark your calendars for 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐 when the Illinois Small Business Development Center at Sauk Valley Community College will present important information for current and aspiring small business owners!

🏦 𝐋𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 — 9:00 a.m. - Noon
💵 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 — 1:00 p.m.

See flyers for more details and how to RSVP!

09/15/2026

A great day on Hole 6 at PrairieView Golf Club yesterday for the Home Builders Association of the Greater Rockford Area 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠! Lots of great shots and even better conversations around homebuilding in Ogle County!

09/04/2026

Full houses in both the City of Polo- Government and the Village Of Mt. Morris for community data sharing and input meetings with Amy Bash*ti from the Illinois Housing Development Authority! Thanks to everyone who came out and shared their insights and hopes for the future of each community! City of Oregon, Illinois, we're coming for you this evening — 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. Let's see if you can top this turnout!

09/03/2026

The first of our community input meetings with the Illinois Housing Development Authority starts soon in Polo! We hope to see many Ogle County residents taking the first step in community revitalization!

07/31/2026

We are very excited to welcome Destini as the new executive director of Oregon Main Street! We know you'll do great things for a great town!

City hopes Main Street program will spur economic growth and help existing businesses.

07/27/2026

We all love a little competition from neighboring communities, but Oregon, you're kinda getting creamed by Polo & Mt. Morris when it comes to our Community Needs Assessment Surveys 🫣 Just 𝟏𝟎 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐘𝐒 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐄𝐃 and we can move on without needing the mercy rule. Please visit https://bit.ly/Oregon-CNAS. The survey only takes about 10 minutes and will give us great insight as we work towards our Community Revitalization Plan with the Illinois Housing Development Authority!

07/16/2026

Hey, that's us! We still need more Oregon and Mt. Morris residents to fill out the community needs survey before we can move on to the next step in our community revitalization plan with the Illinois Housing Development Authority! Please click below and share!

https://bit.ly/Oregon-CNAS
https://bit.ly/MtMorrisCNAS

The communities of Mt. Morris, Oregon and Polo have partnered with the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) to do a community revitalization plan.