Jeff Helfrich

Skydiver Keith Paulsen of Morrison will represent Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Rochelle as he travels to Lake Wales, Florida this month to attempt to break the world record for most skydivers in a canopy formation.

At its monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, the Creston Village Board of Trustees discussed the potential purchase and placement of a digital sign somewhere within Creston in the future.

A ribboncutting ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, for the new location of Essential Infusions Plus at 310 N. Main St. in Rochelle.

A Steward man has been identified as the victim of a Monday farm equipment and field fire in rural Steward and Lee County

The inaugural Ogle County K-9 Fund Bark and Whine Ball was held Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at the River’s Edge Experience in Oregon and raised $34,000 for the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit, Deputy Ali VanVickle said.

A farm equipment and field fire Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in rural Steward resulted in a fatality, Rochelle Fire Department Capt. Zach Prewett said.

Rochelle resident and co-owner of Institute of Languages, Mathematics, & Sciences, Faten Abdallah, was awarded the 2025 EIGERlab 815 Innovation Award for Education Innovation on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.

The City of Rochelle has recently seen social media reaction to news of it talking with a developer about a data center potentially locating in Rochelle.

The Rochelle City Council unanimously approved a $7,673,358 bid from Tri-City Electric Co. on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, for the construction of a new electric substation for Rochelle Municipal Utilities on Centerpoint Drive off Illinois Route 38 west of town.

A ribbon-cutting and energization ceremony were held Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, for Ducks Solar, a new 31-acre and 7.7-megawatt community solar energy project at 1067 W. Oregon Trail Road in Oregon.

On Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, the annual Downtown Trick or Treat was held in Rochelle. Candy seekers took to the streets on Halloween and were greeted by downtown business owners and employees.

Camren Hastings, 18, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony, and aggravated use of a firearm as a person under the age of 21, a Class 4 felony.

Ogle County’s Dewayne Adams placed fifth in his division at the National Corn Husking Contest in Nappannee, Indiana on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. At age 90, he was the oldest competitor at the event.

A dedication ceremony was held for a new memorial in honor of Illinois Gov. Frank O. Lowden on Oct. 14, 2025, on the lawn of the historic Ogle County Courthouse in Oregon.

There were no injuries and minimal damage to equipment and crops after the Rochelle Fire Department was called for a report of a combine fire Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, RFD Chief Dave Sawlsville said.