Poplar Grove News

Thirty-four fire departments continue to fight a mulch fire in Poplar Grove. Nearby residents have been asked to voluntarily evacuate by emergency responders due to smoke.

BELVIDERE -- Northwest Pallet Supply in Belvidere, who rents land from Schumachers Landscaping Store at the corner of route 76 and Woodstock Road in Poplar Grove saw its mulch stock go up in flames around noon today.

A local school district is trying to give students a better shot at college by changing up the grading system.

In a town where the music scene is long considered dead, hails a band from Poplar Grove, Illinois known only as Marquette.