Though the Banditti continued to plague areas of northern Illinois, they were largely eradicated from Ogle County following the lynching of the Driscolls. Both the Banditti and the Regulators, though, continued to be active. In Winnebago County, in early July 1841, the offices of the "Rock River Express" were ransacked, an early predecessor to the "Rockford Register Star", the daily newspaper of Rockford, Illinois. The offices were likely trashed in response to a scathing editorial published by the "Express" speaking out against the vigilante action taken by the Regulators.