Construction on the Love’s Travel Stop planned for Rock Falls near the interchange of Illinois Route 40 and Interstate 88 is expected to begin this month, according to the city of Rock Falls.

A Rochelle man was identified as the victim of an early Sunday morning fire on South Thorpe Road west of Rochelle, Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle said Monday, Jan. 19.

State investigator said the burn pattern indicated the fire began on the sofa in the first-floor living room where Maggie Meyer's burned body was found.

One person was killed and two others seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday night on Illinois 84 north of Fulton

Forensic pathologists say no soot was found in Maggie Meyers' throat or lungs, indicating she was dead when the fire broke out.

A Lee County judge on Monday, Jan. 12, denied a Wisconsin man’s motion to dismiss multiple felony charges filed against him stemming from a 2022 police chase in which an Illinois state trooper was shot at, but not injured.

A Morrison man has pleaded not guilty to theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, and several battery charges

Poopy’s, billed as “the largest biker bar in Illinois,” is for sale.  The biker bar, restaurant and event venue in Savanna made the announcement Tuesday, Jan. 13, via its Facebook page. 

Daniel Yanes pleaded guilty Tuesday, Jan. 13, to one count of aggravated battery, was sentenced to 30 months of probation and will serve 180 days of periodic imprisonment that will allow him to work.