Rochelle

Northern Illinois is home to many unique distilleries that use farm fresh-to-bottle ingredients.

The Byron 1,600-meter relay of Neve Schilling, Ashley Potter, Macyn Burris and Skylar Palmgren took home a first place with a time of 4:06. Finishing right behind in second were Stillman Valley’s Saundra Brodersen, Taylor Davidson, Alexandria Hoff and Mackenzie Lamb.

Many World War II artifacts will be on display, including tanks, trucks and cannons.

Ottawa defeated Rochelle 7-3 on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Ottawa High School.

This year’s sale will be held at the Oregon Coliseum in downtown Oregon from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 30, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 31.

Oregon scored in the final minute of regulation to edge Rochelle 3-2 on Saturday, May 10, 2025 in a morning game at Oregon Park West.

Area girls track teams from L-P, Ottawa, Morris, Rochelle, Kaneland and Sycamore competed during the Interstate 8 girls track conference championship on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Morris High School.

The idea of adding shade came from a citizen

Rochelle took top honors at the Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Landers-Loomis Field scoring 95 points to Forreston's 76 in the 18-team track & field event, Hubs' pole vaulter Andrew Nuyen set a new meet record clearing 5.03 meters (16'5") shattering the old record of 14'9" set in 2002.

State Rep. Brad Fritts congratulated owner Ashley Bick for her continued hard work and noted that she had recently purchased a catering truck to support her expanding restaurant operations.

Robert DeVries, a former Forreston High School multisport standout athlete, has been hired as the Cardinals’ new boys basketball coach.

Hector Losoya, 57, was sentenced through a plea agreement April 16 after pleading guilty to a 2023 charge of not registering with Rochelle police.

The show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

A decade after the strongest tornado to come through DeKalb County in recorded history decimated Fairdale, the scars left by the storm still are evident across the small but persisting town.

Police say vehicle overturned, came to rest in a field.

A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the Loaves and Fish Food Pantry in Mt. Morris.

Voters this week in DeKalb County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Proceeds will go to support remodeling of Cledy’s House of Hope.

The show brought in 55 high school students submitting 88 pieces of work with mediums ranging from charcoal to ceramic and paint to pen.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

This spring, DeKalb County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

The Next Picture Show in Dixon held its first student art show with an awards ceremony Friday, March 28, 2025, at the downtown gallery. Fifty-five high school students submitted works for the show.

Timothy O'Dell is also charged with failing to register as a sex offender.

Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.

Several fire departments responded to a house fire at 8423 East Illinois Route 38 on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 5, 2025. A portion of the state highway, between Chana Road and Brooklyn Road, was closed to allow crews to bring in tankers to help extinguish the blaze.

A structure fire along state Route 38 near Ashton resulted in “a total loss” as crews battled against strong winds Wednesday afternoon, Ashton Fire Chief Bernard Richter said.

Performances are March 13-16

The mission of Transitions is to assist these students in learning some of the basic life skills required for successful living in our community including banking, cooking, and performing household chores

The list honors students who received a semester grade-point average of 3.5 to 3.75 depending on the student’s college.

Through a plea agreement, Gary Freeman, 29, was sentenced Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, to 35 years in prison.

See when State Sen. Li Arellano Jr.'s mobile constituent services will be visiting your town.

The cost is $40 to become a PAG member which covers attendance for you and a guest at the annual meeting and includes one show ticket for the 2025 season.

March will be a busy month for music students

An Ashton teen pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder, admitting he used a belt to strangle his girlfriend to death four months ago in the apartment they shared.

Rochelle advances four wrestlers

Passenger died five days after crash on Steward Road near its intersection with Ritchie Road southeast of Rochelle.

The university awarded over 1,150 students bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in December.

Daniel Garcia-Aguado, 31, of Cicero, is being held in the Ogle County Jail.

Several students from Dixon, Sterling, Rock Falls and Rochelle have been named to the dean's list.

Judge rules that Christopher Reed must remain in custody due to severity of charges.

The new location, at 212 W. Blackhawk Drive in Byron, is expected to open in March. It will have a full array of services for children, adults and families that are offered at other outpatient offices.

The program for the evening will allow attendees to get to know the new officers better as several are new to the Guild

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the dean’s list for the fall semester. 

Castor Home Nursing and the Business Employment Skills Team, Inc. (BEST) will be holding two hiring events for positions with Castor in January 2025.

Dixon faced off against Rochelle on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, at the 46th annual Dixon Girls KSB Holiday Basketball Tournament. Dixon won 64-36.

The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law.

Casper W. Jennings, 34, of South Bend, Indiana, will remain in custody on charges of predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse as his case proceeds through the court system.

Donations can be made at the Polo Pharmacy, 111 E. Mason St.

Wreaths Across America event was held Saturday at Daysville Cemetery.