Derrick Holmes, 35, formerly of Highwood and now a resident of Rockford, received a 2-year prison sentence despite prosecutors' arguments that he be sentenced to the maximum 6 years in prison to deter others from fleeing police at high speeds.

October 2024 incident happened at the Rochelle Hospital.

An Ogle County judge granted extended media coverage Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, of the court proceedings for a Mt. Morris man accused of shooting and killing his stepson after an argument in April.

Alexander Kurtz, 19, entered his plea Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, when he appeared before Ogle County Associate Judge Anthony Peska for a preliminary hearing with his attorney, Assistant Ogle County Public Defender Eric Morrow.

The defense attorney of a rural Dixon man charged with the attempted murder of three police officers in Ogle County last year is asking the court to reconsider its previous ruling regarding media coverage.

Alexander Kurtz, 19, was remanded to the Ogle County Jail on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, after Ogle County Associate Judge Anthony Peska denied Kurtz’s request to be released pending his Aug. 27 court date.

An animal rights activist accused in Ogle County of falsely reporting a shooting at a rodeo near Rochelle pleaded not guilty Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, after a judge ruled that the case against her will move forward.

A Chicago man accused of beating an Oregon man at a March 2024 gathering in rural Oregon was acquitted of felony aggravated battery Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, following a one-day bench trial.

A Mount Morris man with prior assault convictions has been accused of home invasion and aggravated battery, according to court records, after allegedly cutting through a window screen and beating a woman.