The Rochelle Police Department responded to a shots fired call on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, a Monday news release said.

Rochelle junior football player Dylan Manning underwent surgery at Loyola Medical Center to remove a blood clot and remove pressure on his brain after suffering a head injury in Friday night’s game at Morris. Manning’s condition was reported on the Rochelle Hubs Facebook page.

Decision to be made in October 2025 after case law is reviewed.

Stillman Valley High School was placed on a soft lockdown and saw a large police response Thursday morning due to an incident with an uncooperative student, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said.

In a Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, news release, Kunes Auto Group announced the decision to close its Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram location at 601 Gale St. in Oregon after more than 10 years, effective Sept. 1.

The defense attorney of a rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers in Ogle County last year is asking the court to reconsider its previous ruling regarding media coverage.

A thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of Lee, Ogle, DeKalb and Kane counties, according to the National Weather Service.

Mercyhealth health care system agreed to pay over $1 million to employees and offered to reinstate employees after the company terminated workers for refusing to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine policy for religious reasons.

A Mount Morris man with prior assault convictions has been accused of home invasion and aggravated battery, according to court records, after allegedly cutting through a window screen and beating a woman.