I am a resident of Rochelle, in the congressman’s 16th district. I have some concerns I want to express as we approach July 4. I am used to seeing stories about dictators arresting people on the ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Ventura (Benny) Reyes passed away peacefully in his home on May 26, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 64. Benny was born in Natalia, Texas. Former resident of Rochelle. He was ...

On June 23 deputies conducted a traffic stop on a maroon Chevy Tahoe in the 1,000 block of East Illinois Route 64. The maroon Chevy was reported stolen out of Cicero. The driver of the vehicle, ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced June 25 that weather permitting, a multi-year project to reconstruct the ...

ROCHELLE — While its customers shouldn’t expect any rate increases, high power purchase prices in the current market have changed the way City of Rochelle-owned Rochelle Municipal Utilities is ...

ROCHELLE — At its May 27 meeting, the Rochelle City Council unanimously approved a $125,000 engineering services agreement with BHMG Engineers, Inc. for scoping a new electric turbine. The decision ...

First, and foremost, I want to thank all the people that showed up at the No Kings rally in Oregon on June 14. There were people there rallying for President Trump and those rallying under the No ...

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ROCHELLE — At its meeting Monday, the Rochelle City Council heard a presentation from Utility Financial Solutions President Mark Beauchamp on a recent cost of service study done on the Rochelle ...

ROCHELLE — Rochelle Little League’s 2025 Major League Baseball Championship tournament opened with quarterfinal matchups at Tilton Park’s Joe Doner Field on Monday evening. Central Bank took down ...

When asked to describe her senior year with the Saginaw Valley State University women’s golf team, former Rochelle standout Megan Thiravong had one word that immediately came to mind. “Thankful,” ...