Jeff Helfrich

The Creston Village Board of Trustees honored Village Attorney Dave Tess for his 27 years of service Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

The city of Rochelle hosted its annual Old Fashioned Christmas Walk on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in downtown Rochelle.

A Small Business Bingo event held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, at Flight Deck Bar & Grill in Rochelle saw nearly 300 attendees and raised $4,680 to be split between Shining Star Children’s Advocacy Center and HOPE of Ogle County.

The city of Rochelle hosted its annual Old Fashioned Christmas Walk on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in downtown Rochelle. The event included a lighted parade, the community tree lighting, the presentation of the Rochelle Gratitude Award, Carriage rides by the Flagg Township Museum, appearances by Santa Claus, activities at the Flagg-Rochelle Public Library, and reindeer at Terri Schaefer State Farm.

Rochelle Township High School graduate William Gore Nye Sr. served in the United States Navy as a lieutenant junior grade from 1964-1967. He died July 11, 2024 at age 82.

Citing financial challenges, the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, that it will be suspending operations effective Dec. 31, 2025.

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

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

The city of Rochelle’s fiscal 2026 budget is $13 million less than the previous year’s, primarily due to less spending on capital projects, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said.

The Rochelle City Council on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, unanimously approved two parameters ordinances authorizing the future issuance of general obligation bonds to fund projects at the Rochelle Technology Center and the Rochelle Municipal Airport.

A ribboncutting ceremony was held Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, for Royal Arcade, a new arcade space inside local ice cream shop Roiel Scoop at 316 N. Sixth St.

The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act passed by the state legislature in late October stands to impact the city of Rochelle-owned Rochelle Municipal Utilities and its customers, city officials said Nov. 19. Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to sign the bill.

Dewayne Adams of Holcomb served in the United States Army from 1955-1957. His duty included driving a supply truck during the Korean War. 

The city of Rochelle is moving toward construction on a new electrical substation project for Rochelle Municipal Utilities on Centerpoint Drive off Illinois Route 38 west of town, RMU Superintendent of Electric Operations Blake Toliver said Nov. 19, 2025.

The city of Rochelle is considering issuing alternate revenue bonds for potential projects at the Rochelle Municipal Airport and the Rochelle Technology Center that would likely total $2.7 million, City Manager Jeff Fiegenschuh said Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.