The Rochelle City Council voted 6-0 on Monday, Dec. 8, to approve a special-use permit for an adult-use cannabis infusion business at 600 N. 15th St., which is zoned I-2 (general industrial).

As a Byron High School football fan, I want to express my gratitude to the Byron high school program for the many years of excitement I have come to enjoy.

That means ignoring thoughts about the federal minimum wage or Medicare for All but exploring ideas like tax incentives for home builders, tax credits for first-time buyers and broad zoning changes as the commercial real estate landscape changes.

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office is joining law enforcement agencies across Illinois in a major traffic safety effort from Dec. 12 through Jan. 5.

LARSON: For the experiment of democracy to work, citizenry must work to become enlightened.

Rochelle children over the past 20-plus years never had to wonder why Santa Claus looked a little different than he did the last time they saw him. That Santa Claus was Steve Strang. This Christmas season will be Rochelle’s first without him.

Rochelle City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh will be leaving his position in mid-January to manage a new community, a Tuesday city of Rochelle news release said

The Rochelle Township High School competition cheer teams placed on Saturday, Dec. 6, at the J-Hawk Competition in Rockford.

An Ogle County judge ruled Friday, Dec. 5, to suppress evidence seized during a 2024 search of a Woosung man’s home in part because police did not alert the court that the man had a medical cannabis card.