Rochelle News

By Fred Cederholm Creston, IL - I've been thinking about food. Actually I've been thinking about my recent experiences, family, our current problems, giving thanks, the Rochelle Christian Food Pantries, Obama, and Uncle $ugar. The third Thursday in November we in the US observe a truly unique American celebration.

Local Toys for Tots volunteers have expanded their efforts by adding collection sites in Rochelle.

Last updated on 11/11/2009 at 10:16 p.m. How NIU screens potential employees differs depending on the position applicants are seeking.

Last updated on 11/06/2009 at 12:30 a.m. DeKalb Police arrested a NIU student and employee of Student Involvement and Leadership Development Wednesday night and charged her with criminal trespass to residence.

Ernest Jordal Jr., 82, of Rochelle, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at Rochelle Gardens in Rochelle.

Aldo designed the middle dining room of his restaurant, the Orlandino Room, as a replica of the street he was born on in Capo d'Orlando, Messina, Sicily.

PSAE math, science scores show decline ROCHELLE - Scores from the state report card released this week to Rochelle Township High School administration show a gain in district PSAE reading scores and improvements in ACT scores while slight declines in PSAE mathematics and science scores were shown, similar to state trends.

Batavia officials will continue their examination of a $30 million wind energy farm as a possible investment in the future.

Illinois State Police Donald E. Bollman, 79, of Rochelle; 8:15 a.m. Friday on state Route 38 and Lincoln Highway, Rochelle; no seat belt, no valid driver's license; given notice to appear in court.

ROCHELLE – A “World's Safest Trick-or-Treat” for families with children 10 years and younger and those with special needs, will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Comfort Inn and Suites of Rochelle, 1133 N. Seventh St.

Last updated on 10/21/2009 at 12:07 a.m. Oct. 19 At 12:54 a.m., University Police received a report of a missing vehicle.

Dixon Police Donald R. Arjes Jr., 43, of Rochelle; 4:45 p.m. Thursday in the 100 block of North Galena Ave.; no valid driver's license – expired more than 1 year.

SYCAMORE – A Rochelle man is being held on $50,000 bond after police said he took a car he found in a Northern Illinois University parking lot for a joyride Sunday night.

Sami Swisher and Brett Hochstatter, both of Ottawa, united in marriage on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at St.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.

Illinois State Police Dustin M. Horner, 35, of Ashton; 10:14 a.m. Thursday at state Route 251 and Lincoln Highway, Rochelle; no seat belt, no valid driver's license; given notice to appear in court.

Wind turbines have been springing up all over the Stateline. But the latest project, proposed just north of Rochelle is different.

Charlie, a blind beagle mix who was adopted from the DeKalb TAILS shelter where he arrived after a hoarding incident nearly 2 years ago, uses his nose to track a squirrel at his new home in Lombard.

That was the conclusion published Friday in a three-page report from the Ogle County Sheriff's Office.

Editor's note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and city police departments.