Creston trustees voted to waive building permit fees for residential construction amounting over $15,000. Village trustees unanimously approved the resolution, which will extend through February 2022, during the monthly board meeting Tuesday evening.
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Rochelle Community Hospital recently obtained a new portable x-ray unit. In turn, RCH donated their old portable x-ray unit to Kishwaukee College.
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Roads throughout Ogle County are being posted this week with Spring road limit weight restrictions going into effect beginning Monday, March 8.
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The Foundation for Focus House Scholarship Program is offering scholarships on behalf of the LaVerne and Margaret Franklin Adams Scholarship Fund and the F. Lawrence Lenz Scholarship Fund and the Foundation for Focus House and Community Programming Scholarship.
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On Friday, the Rochelle School districts again collaborated with the Ogle County Health Department to administer roughly 225 Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations at Rochelle Township High School for school employees of both districts.
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Jeff Tobler is exiting his role as SVP, Television Publicity, Communications and Social Media for Warner Bros. Worldwide Television for a new opportunity. He is joining the narrative change collective Array as chief marketing officer.
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Jeanette Tartaglia recently earned her certificate in becoming a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
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There is a new concept in burials and remembering loved ones, and it has come to Ogle County. Better Place Forests recently completed the purchase of 60 acres of land on the Rock River just north of Lowden State Park and the Lorado Taft NIU Campus on River Road.
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The City of Rochelle announced Thursday the receipt of a Rebuild Illinois grant in the amount of $365,750 to fund demolition toward redevelopment of the former Hickory Grove site. City officials have already been in talks with three separate developers with interest in the project.
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Amid record-setting low temperatures and skyrocketing energy demands, utility companies across the central U.S. have ordered rolling blackouts to ration electricity, leaving millions without power. Energy expert Michael Webber explained to Market Watch why this cold wave has created such problems for utilities.
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Monroe Clinic in partnership with CONTACT of Northern Illinois is hosting a virtual Adult Mental Health First Aid Training.
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Patients in need of infusion care services can now receive them in beautiful, private rooms at the newly dedicated Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Outpatient Infusion Center (OPIC). The center has relocated to a renovated space in Suite 201 of the Medical Office Building, located adjacent to the main hospital at 5 Kish Hospital Drive in DeKalb, Illinois.
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Rochelle City Council members approved the purchase of land from the Greater Rochelle Economic Development Corporation (GREDCO) for future expansion of the City of Rochelle Railroad. The purchase highlighted Monday evening’s City Council meeting.
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On Friday afternoon, the Rochelle schools sent out a message making a change to next week’s scheduled remote learning day.
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The amount of COVID-19 vaccine on hand in Ogle County has dropped, Ogle County Health Department Administrator Kyle Auman told the Ogle County Board. He said the focus of his department has remained on vaccinations, but they have had to reschedule some vaccine clinics due to a shortage of vaccine.
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Grant money in the amount of $25,000 from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois’ Community Grants Program will go a long way for The Kitchen Table.
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Have you been searching for a way to make dinner preparation simple? The University of Illinois Extension has a great opportunity for you to take a night off from cooking. This is also a great gift idea as well.
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Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle was sworn in to serve as President of the Illinois Sheriffs’ Association on Feb. 11 at the Virtual Winter Training Conference in Springfield.
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