An Ogle County judge set a Feb. 17 trial for an animal rights activist accused of falsely reporting a shooting at a rodeo near Rochelle

When wading into the murky waters of how Illinois funds essential operations, it’s common to be only ankle deep before wondering if the confusion is intentional.

Ogle County Educational Cooperative and Chana Education Center recently announced that Lynn Kalnins has been chosen as the Illinois Principal Association Northwest Region Middle School Principal of the Year.

Rochelle Township High School will host its eighth-grade curriculum night on Wednesday, Dec. 3, for eighth-grade students and parents from 6:30-8 p.m. in the RTHS Auditorium

A historic and longtime-vacant downtown Rochelle building will be seeing redevelopment over the next year.

As we move deeper into the fall/winter season, I am excited to share some highlights and updates from the past month in Rochelle.

State Sen. Andrew Chesney will host a pet adoption fair on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at the Friends Forever Humane Society in Freeport at 966 W. Rudy Road.

A ribboncutting event was held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, for Rochelle Community Hospital’s Behavioral Health Services department that launched in April.

Several politicians, including those who are also veterans, have said in a video on Nov. 18, 2025, directed at current serving members of the military, that “You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.”