A Rochelle man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on a warrant issued Feb. 17 for nine charges filed that day alleging he sexually assaulted, abused and exploited children.

A 22-year-old Chicago woman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges tied to the October 2025 crash on Interstate 88 that resulted in the death of a 27-year-old Rochelle woman.

The Rochelle City Council on Monday unanimously approved an employment agreement with Zeke Jackson, Rochelle’s next city manager.

The Rochelle Lions Club will conduct its annual Rose Day fundraiser on Saturday, April 25, behind the Colonial Flower Shop in Rochelle.

Rochelle Municipal Utilities has been recognized with three honors from the American Public Power Association.

As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of American independence on July 4, 2026, community members are invited to explore their family history and uncover possible connections to the founding of the United States.

Over 50 people gathered on the Old Lee County Courthouse lawn in Dixon on Friday as they held up blue pinwheels, the national symbol for child abuse prevention, at the fourth annual Hands Around the Courthouse.

A single-family home in Rochelle that sold for $400,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County over the past week

We Care Pregnancy Clinic offers free services including pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, parenting education classes, where people can earn material goods like diapers, and more.

The Ogle County Health Department will be closing its Rochelle office and consolidating all staff and services at its 907 Pines Road office in Oregon effective June 1, OCHD Public Health Administrator Melissa Spangler said April 9.

American Legion Post 403 held its April 8 meeting at the Iron Skillet Restaurant at the Petro Truck Stop.

Davidson Construction Supply of Rochelle ​earned the 2025 Supplier/Professional DBE of the Year award.

The city of Rochelle on Wednesday announced the hiring of Zeke Jackson as its new city manager.

The Hub Hickory Nuts 4-H club recently received a donation from Kiwanis Golden K of Rochelle.

Tony Wyatt of Rochelle served 10 years in the United States National Guard, including a deployment to Kuwait.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 30 to April 3, 2026.

A rural residence in Oregon that sold for $500,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County in the past week.

CHS Rochelle recently donated $6,250 to the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District to assist in the purchase of new battery-operated rescue tools.

The Rochelle Township High School Theater Company will present its spring play, “My Son is Crazy – But Promising” by Tim Kelly, from Thursday-Saturday, April 16-18, with all shows at 7:30 p.m. in the RTHS Auditorium.

The Flagg Township Museum will host Penny Day activities from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 12.

As Rochelle moves forward, residents and leaders alike are tasked with finding the right balance between progress and preservation, ensuring that growth benefits the entire community while maintaining the character that defines the city.

A local plastic bottle cap recycling program has reached milestones of 6,584 pounds of caps collected and 31 items installed locally after being made from the recycled plastic, Dennis Swinton of the Rochelle Kiwanis Golden K Club said March 26.

The city of Rochelle and Rochelle Municipal Utilities are moving toward three large-scale water projects that will take place in the coming years.

RMU Superintendent of Water/Water Reclamation Adam Lanning hopes to see the chemical phosphorus removal addition completed by summer 2027, which would give RMU two years to perfect the process before the 2030 deadline.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 23-27, 2026.

For this article I want to step back a bit and discuss how the use of the horse for power and transportation affected human culture and technology.

A single-family home in Byron that sold for $340,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County during the past week

The defense attorney for a Chicago woman accused of falsely reporting a shooting in Ogle County during a rodeo near Rochelle last year argued Tuesday that the charges were filed in retaliation over controversy about such events and should be dismissed.

An Ogle County “Hands Around the City” event for Child Abuse Awareness Month in April will be Friday, April 17, on the Rochelle City Hall lawn.

The Rochelle city council voted 4-3 on Monday to table a vote on a development agreement with a developer who aims to bring a potential data center to the city.

Kishwaukee College has announced the students named to the fall 2025 part-time student honors list.

Most Illinois schools haven’t seen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at their doors, but officials say the federal crackdown is still impacting their classrooms

Weichert, Realtors - Signature Professionals recently announced that Cathie Dame of Rochelle was honored by the national franchise organization, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., for outstanding real estate performance in 2025.

The Critical Thinker program at Rochelle Township High School is designed to identify students who go above and beyond the scope of daily expectations by thinking outside the box to generate solutions to issues in school and the community.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 16-20, 2026.

The University of Dubuque recently congratulated Rochelle students on being appointed to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

Two Rochelle students attending Rockford University were named Distinguished Scholars for the fall 2025 semester.

A single-family home in Stillman Valley that sold for $670,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Ogle County in the past week.

English learners across northern Illinois schools are facing growing uncertainty as federal funding cuts and policy changes threaten the programs they rely on to learn in the classroom

Lilly Drobick of Kings is a biology major with a biomedical science concentration.

Eastern Illinois University recently recognized academic excellence by naming high-achieving students to the fall 2025 dean’s list.

The Flagg-Rochelle Community Park District Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously approved the $10,145 purchase of a new mower from Johnson Tractor of Rochelle.

Layla Pelan of Rochelle was recently named to the dean’s list at the University of Cincinnati.

The Vince Carney Community Theater in Rochelle will present “Gilligan’s Island: The Musical” on March 27 and 28.

The Rochelle Township High School District Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to set a graduation date of Saturday, May 23.

Lt. Tyler Carls of RFD and Ogle-Lee was presented the Pat Kasmar Award on March 14.

American Legion Post 403 of Rochelle gave a donation to the Rochelle Little League on March 11.

Rochelle’s Dylan Whaley was recently named to the president’s list at Waubonsee Community College.

Here's a list of Ogle County property transfers for March 9-13, 2026.

As part of the downtown reconstruction project, the city of Rochelle’s contractor, Helm Electric, will close the 400 block of Fifth Avenue for the week of March 16 to install underground electrical infrastructure.