Rochelle, Illinois news
Morris faces Rochelle in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Russ Hodges will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Six Ogle County farms are set to welcome visitors Oct. 13 during the Ogle County Farm Stroll. The farm stroll is a free, self-guided tour of Ogle County’s diversified family farms hosted by University of Illinois Extension.
Parade is 6 p.m. Thursday
Rochelle defeated L-P 48-20 on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 at Howard Fellows Stadium.
Rochelle faces La Salle-Peru in Week 5 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Kevin Chlum will have live updates, scores and news from the game
Conditions of probation require DNA testing within 45 days and any psychological assessment or treatment required by the probation department.
Event is 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 13 on the village square
Oregon is ramping up to play host to thousands of additional people as residents and visitors alike celebrate the 53rd annual Autumn on Parade.
Russell Crull to fill vacancy due to judge's upcoming retirement.
After almost 28 years as the Ogle County Animal Control administrator, Dr. Tom Champley has retired. Ogle County Board members at their Sept. 17 meeting recognized Champley for his work since his hiring on Nov. 19, 1996.
Jonathon Gounaris, 32, is charged with 4 counts of attempted first-degree murder, 3 counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, 3 counts of aggravated battery and 2 counts of possession of a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card.
Win comes on 20-yard field goal at home-opener
Vintage steam locomotive does not disappoint rail fans who came from miles around.
The lines were long, but the wait was worth it for the estimated 61,000 people who journeyed to Ogle County on Sunday to see the Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 steam engine. Parked at the Union Pacific’s Global lll Intermodal Terminal (GB3), southwest of town, thousands made the trip to see the historic locomotive at the free, daylong event.
The Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 made a whistle stop from 1:30-1:45 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at the Sterling Marketplace near the Avenue B crossing as part of its eight-week "Heartland of America Tour."
The Mt. Morris Community Library Foundation has funded the 9x9x9 Program since the 2018/2019 school year
Proceeds to benefit local animal shelter
Restoration of the 1926 Mt. Morris Veterans Memorial Fountain recently was completed and, on Thursday, Aug. 29, a rededication was held.
Woodstock faces Rochelle to open Week 1 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Russ Hodges will have live updates, scores and news from the game
An Ogle County judge has agreed to allow prosecutors to review a transcript of a juvenile proceeding during which they say a man accused of murder testified.
The Union Pacific Big Boy Steam Engine No. 4014 will make a whistle-stop in Sterling on Friday, Sept. 6. Here are five things to know about its visit.
The Tri-County Opportunities Council administers the Energy Assistance Program in Bureau, Carroll, La Salle, Lee, Marshall, Ogle, Putnam, Stark and Whiteside counties.
City commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday to accept the Rochelle company’s bid for the 5-year contract.
The epic struggle between good and evil comes to life on the stage in the musical phenomenon based on the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
The two-day event will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 7 and 8. Attendance is required both days.
Beautiful weather drew 85 entries to the 35th annual Polo Chamber of Commerce Car Show, and made for an excellent day, organizers said.
Work to be done by the end of August.
Morrison student named to Wartburg College dean’s list.
Carnival rides begin at 11 a.m.
Court officials waiting to receive evaluation as part of pre-sentence report.
About 75 people from across northern Illinois who get there water or sewer from private utility Aqua Illinois say commerce commission should reject a proposed rate hike.
Event runs from 7-9 p.m.
The community is rallying around two young boys who’s parents, a Rochelle married couple, were killed in a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County earlier this week. A GoFundMe also has been set up.
The storm systems that swept across northern Illinois Monday evening spawned at least two tornadoes in the Sauk Valley.
The city of Polo has allocated $30,000 from its Business Development District No. 1 toward six facade grants.
The drive will be from July 17-31.
Work on erecting two pavilions on a city-owned lot near downtown Polo is underway, with one of the structures expected to be mostly completed this week.
Howard & the White Boys perform at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12.
Project expected to take the rest of July.
The tour includes coffee and conversation events and traveling office hours.
A request by Constellation Energy Generation to rezone 596.33 acres of company-owned land around the Byron Generating Station failed to earn a positive recommendation from the Ogle County Regional Planning Commission.
From live music, fireworks and food vendors to skydiving parties and carnivals, here is a list of local places to bring in the holiday.
Information available through Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department.
The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office has released a critical incident briefing video that includes body camera footage and additional information about a shooting that occurred in the Lost Lake subdivision on June 12 that resulted in three deputies being shot.
First court appearance scheduled for Thursday, June 20, at the Ogle County Judicial Center in Oregon.
The first meeting will be from 5-6 p.m. June 25 at Discover Dixon – Dixon Chamber of Commerce, 87 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.
An Ogle County sheriff’s deputy was released from a Rockford hospital Friday night, just two days after he was shot in the line of duty during a standoff with a rural Dixon resident at Lost Lake.
The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for northern Illinois about 2:15 p.m. Sunday, set to last until 8:00 p.m.
Odell Public Library played host to Jerry Moffitt’s “Do Art Productions,” a program designed to incite children’s creativity and a love of art.
Kishwaukee releases dean's, honors lists.