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Join us in celebrating the start of the Holiday season with our annual Old Fashioned Christmas Walk!  The event takes place Friday December 1st throughout Downtown Rochelle.  Enjoy the hospitality of our downtown businesses! Carriage Rides Sponsored by the City of Rochelle Museum 4-8pm Santa & S'mores Museum 4-7pm Lighted…

Rochelle's creativity shines in the fall when local businesses and organizations decorate haybales as part of the community's Hay Day fall festival!  Just over fifty decorated bales are located throughout and around Rochelle.  Check out the full map: 2023 Haybale Map 2023 Haybale List  

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The City of Rochelle's Sealcoat Project is set to take place beginning at 6AM on Monday August 28th and finishing by 4PM on Wednesday August 30th, resulting in periodic lane closures in several areas. No parking signage will be posted along the affected areas and vehicles remaining on the street…

With the extreme heat forecast this week, the Rochelle Police Department located at 416 N. 6th Street will be available to anyone in need of a place to cool down.  Be safe!

The Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival happens in Downtown Rochelle August 18th-20th.  Enjoy live music, food, carnival, car show, a parade and so much more! For full details and a schedule of events, visit: https://lhhfest.com/

The City of Rochelle, Illinois is accepting applications for the establishment of a Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic Eligibility List.  Applicants must meet and pass all requirements established by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. See Qualifications to Test below.  Participants are required to submit a valid CPAT completed within the last…

The City of Rochelle and its contractor, Ameritrack, announce upcoming road closures in the Rochelle industrial area throughout the month of May. The closures are taking place while railroad crossings on Steam Plant and Caron Roads are reconstructed. First, beginning Monday May 1 at 7am, Steam Plant Road, from Caron…

A Swearing-In Ceremony will be held in the Council Chambers at Rochelle City Hall, located at 420 N 6th Street in Rochelle, on Monday, May 1st at 3:00 p.m. City Clerk Rose Huéramo will administer oaths of office to John Bearrows, Bil Hayes, Benjamin Valdivieso and Tom McDermott. A quorum…