A Small Business Bingo event Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 at Flight Deck Bar & Grill in Rochelle saw over 300 attendees and raised $5,710 to be split between the Community Action Network and Rochelle VFW Post 3878, event organizer and AP Massage Therapy owner Ashley Patrick said.

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

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.

Stillman Bank recently promoted a key member of its team in northern Illinois. Kaitlyn Jones has been promoted to the position of treasury relationship manager, according to Thomas R. Hughes, president and CEO.

Rochelle small business retail incubator “The Spark Shop” officially reopened Oct. 18, 2025, in the city’s historic filling station at 500 Lincoln Ave.

Zip's Auto Body at 1033 S. Seventh St. in Rochelle closed the end of June after 41 years. Its owner, Richard "Zip" Zimmerman, retired after 55 years of auto shop work.

Stillman Bank is proud to announce that Kathy Yocum, vice president and director of retail banking, has been named the 2025 Woman of the Year by the Illinois Bankers Association.

Rochelle Foods presented a donation of $5,000 to the Rochelle Area Community Foundation on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025.

On Sept. 4 and 5, 446 Ogle and Carroll County fourth and fifth graders gathered for the 23rd annual Ag Awareness Days at the Ogle County Fairgrounds to learn about modern agriculture and its influences on daily living.