OGLE COUNTY — Best of Ogle County 2024 voting is completed and winners of each category are currently being contacted. The winners section will come out in the Rochelle News-Leader on Sunday, Oct. 6 and in the Ogle County Life on Monday, Oct. 7.

During the voting period, 31,104 votes were cast by 4,109 people. A total of 1,176 more votes were cast this year than in 2023. 193 entrants were victorious this year. 68.6 percent of voters were female, 29 percent of voters were male and 2.4 percent preferred not to say.

There were 54 voters in the 13-17 age group, 441 voters in the 18-24 age group, 860 voters in the 25-34 age group, 917 voters in the 35-44 age group, 722 voters in the 45-54 age group, 634 voters in the 55-64 age group and 480 voters at or above age 65.

“It was another successful Best of Ogle County contest,” Ogle County Life and Rochelle News-Leader Managing Editor Jeff Helfrich said. “The staff of the Rochelle News-Leader and Ogle County Life would like to thank the voters and businesses for participating. We look forward to putting out the winners section and celebrating the winners and everyone who participated. I’m very grateful to our staff for the many hours of work they put in on Best of Ogle County.”