The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday approved nearly $1 million for safety upgrades at three highway-rail crossings of the BNSF Railway Company’s track in Carroll and Ogle counties.

If you were governor of Illinois, you might assume your primary job would be to govern Illinois.

Amid record need in 2025, the Rochelle Christian Food Pantry also saw record donor support in that calendar year, RCFP Board President Cal Jacobs said.

The Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department will be hosting a residential electronics recycling event Friday, Feb. 27.

An Ogle County judge will hear arguments in March for motions filed by a Chicago woman’s attorneys seeking to dismiss charges of falsely reporting a shooting near Rochelle in May 2025. The motions argue the charges violate her right to free speech.

John D. Carew, 27, pleaded guilty to the 2025 felony offense as he appeared in court with his attorney, Ogle County Public Defender Kathleen Isley, in front of Ogle County Associate Circuit Judge Anthony Peska.

A 1,040-square-foot single-family residence, built in 2006, has changed hands.

Beauty Collective & Co. in Rochelle held a grand opening Jan. 18.

The single-family residence located at 227 East Avenue G in Rochelle was sold on Jan. 16, for $140,000, or $130 per square foot.