The single-family home located at 421 7th Avenue in Rochelle was sold on May 19, for $76,000, or $37 per square foot.

Work began June 1 on a new mural at the city of Rochelle’s recently completed pocket park at 517 W. Fourth Ave. The mural is being painted by Mat Steder, owner of Steder Tattoo in Rochelle.

A meeting of American Legion Post 403 was held at the Petro Truck Stop on June 10.

The Flagg-Rochelle Public Library’s summer reading program is underway, with numerous events running through Aug. 26 for kids, families and people of all ages.

The Hillcrest Village Board heard an update June 10 from Village Engineer Kaitlin Wright of Baxter & Woodman on a short-term repair of the currently closed Hemstock Road bridge.

The Rochelle Police Department held its annual Law Enforcement Torch Run June 10 to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Illinois.

Here's a list of area students who graduated from Cedarville University in spring 2026.

To the extent these bills placate either of the competing interests at this juncture – or even after all the audits are released and scrutinized – everything is subject to change if or when Congress changes the tools in the box.

Alec H. Rutherford, 33, appeared in Ogle County court Wednesday morning and pleaded not guilty to four felony charges stemming from a June 4 incident at his rural home.