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.

Harvest began for Ogle County farmers in mid-September, Ogle County Farm Bureau Manager Ron Kern said Sept. 25, 2025.

A grand opening was held for U.S. Silica’s Rochelle Innovation Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at 1951 S. Steward Road in Rochelle.

An open house and ribboncutting were held for Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists’ newly expanded space Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at 1211 Currency Court, Suite 1 in Rochelle.

Stillman Valley's Theresa Miller currently has three giant pumpkins growing in advance of a competition on Sept. 27: Patches, Dimples and Roxanne. She believes Patches, the largest of the three, is currently nearing 1,700 pounds and hopes to see more growth.