POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 167 NO. 29 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
Friday, November 21, 2025 • $1.00
NEWS
Increased need Ogle County food pantries see increase in clients after disruption of SNAP benefits / 7
NEWS
Shed fire in rural Polo Area fire departments respond to shed fire in rural Polo; no injuries reported / 8 One section • 24 pages
HEADED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP! Earleen Hinton
Polo’s Eli Perez (left) and Mercer Mumford celebrate a score against St. Anne on Nov. 8 during I8FA playoff action at Polo High School. The Marcos face Amboy on Friday in Monmouth for the I8FA championship. Story on page 22.
INDEX Crime and Courts........................... 4 Betty’s Column............................... 6 Property Transfers.........................10
Classifieds................................16-20 Colbert Column.............................21 Sports........................................21-24
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