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Rochelle Police Investigate Welfare Check Call

ROCHELLE — The Rochelle Police Department responded to a welfare check in the 100 block of 7th Avenue at around 3 a.m. Wednesday. Officers...

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Rochelle Boys Track Qualifies In 7 Events At The Class 2A Meet At Eastern Illinois University

RTHS Qualifiers and Coaches Wednesday Rochelle Class 2A Sectional 1) Dixon 141.5 pts2) Kaneland 120 pts3) Rochelle 64.5 pts 6) Byron 43.5 pts State Qualifiers **Rochelle Andrew Nuyen 1st Place...

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Old Settlers Days 2026 June 18th-21st in Rockton

ROCKTON, IL — June 18–21, 2026 — The annual Old Settlers Days tradition returns to Settlers Park this summer with four days of live...

Save Our Summer Blood Drive at Holcomb Bank June 3rd

As summer gets underway, the community is invited to roll up a sleeve and help “Save Our Summer” at an upcoming blood drive hosted...

Petunia Festival in Dixon Returns with Full Music Lineup July 2-5.

Dixon, IL — July 2–5, 2026 — The annual Dixon Petunia Festival, a summer celebration of community, family, fun, and live entertainment, is back...

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Pet of the week: Hi, I’m Captain! I came to Tails as a puppy, and even though I’m still working on a few things...

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  • On This Day, May 21, 1979: Elton John becomes first western act to play U.S.S.R
    On This Day, May 21, 1979…Elton John became the first western act to play the former U.S.S.R., when he kicked off a four-night stand at the Bolshoi Oktyabrsky (Great October) Concert Hall in Leningrad.After the opening night concert, Elton was reportedly asked to tone down his show and refrain from...Read more
    Date: 5 hours ago
  • Bruce Springsteen performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ on penultimate 'The Late Show'
    'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' art (CBS)Bruce Springsteen was the final announced musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday night, and he let his feelings be known as to who he thinks is responsible for the late night talk show’s cancelation.“I am here in support tonight...Read more
    Date: 6 hours ago
  • Night Ranger to release new 'Best Of' compilation
    Night Ranger's 'Best Of' (Frontiers Music SRL)Night Ranger is looking back on their career with a new compilation album.The rockers are set to release Best Of on Aug. 28, an album featuring newly remixed and remastered versions of their classic tunes. It will include “Sister Christian,” “When You Close Your...Read more
    Date: 11 hours ago
  • Netflix releases the trailer for 'Michael Jackson: The Verdict'
    'Michael Jackson: The Verdict' (Courtesy Netflix)Michael Jackson's biopic is killing it at the box office, but a part of his story that isn't shown in the film will be told via a Netflix docuseries in June.Michael Jackson: The Verdict is a three-part series that delves into the late King of...Read more
    Date: 24 hours ago
  • Yes releases new track from upcoming album, 'Aurora'
    Yes' 'Aurora' (InsideOutMusic/Sony Music)Yes has released another song from their upcoming album, Aurora.After debuting the album’s title track in April, the band — currently made up of Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen — has now released "Turnaround Situation.""'Turnaround Situation' came from realizing that every time...Read more
    Date: 24 hours ago
  • Lenny Kaye releases 'Goin’ Local' track 'Solstice,' co-written by Patti Smith
    Lenny Kaye's 'Goin' Local' (Yep Roc Records)Lenny Kaye, the longest serving member of the Patti Smith Group, has released another song off his upcoming debut album, Goin’ Local.The latest is the track “Solstice,” which was co-written by Smith. The 79-year-old Kaye notes, “[O]ur collaboration continues a long history together across...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Watch the full trailer for 'Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul' documentary
    'Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul' (Subtext/Rolling Stone Films)The full trailer has now been released for the upcoming documentary Gregg Allman – The Music of My Soul, about the late Allman Brothers Band founder.The trailer, set to the Allman Brothers Band classic “Midnight Rider,” features archival footage of Gregg and the band. It...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Grateful Dead releasing 1966 Fillmore Auditorium Independence Ball concert
    Grateful Dead 'Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66)' (Rhino Entertainment)Grateful Dead are taking it back to their early career with their latest live release.Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (7/3/66) will be released on July 3, on the 60th anniversary of the concert, which took place seven months after the band changed...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • On This Day, May 20, 1991: Paul McCartney released 'Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)'
    On This Day, May 20, 1991…Paul McCartney released an album made up of performances from his January 25, 1991, MTV Unplugged broadcast.Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) featured McCartney, backed by the band that joined him on his 1989–1990 world tour, performing acoustic takes on several Beatles songs, as well as some covers.Among the...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • ‘Burning Down the House’: David Byrne performs Talking Heads classic with Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show'
    'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and musical guest David Byrne during Tuesday’s May 19, 2026 show. (Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)As Stephen Colbert gets ready to sign off The Late Show, he enlisted Talking Heads frontman David Byrne to help him with his sendoff.Byrne appeared on Colbert’s Tuesday night show for...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Billy Joel hits back against planned biopic
    Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)Billy Joel does not support a planned biopic that was announced on Tuesday.The film, Billy & Me, to be directed by editor/producer John Ottman, is described as the "untold origin story of Billy Joel before the...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Styx's 2006 performance with youth orchestra subject of new documentary
    James "JY" Young and Tommy Shaw of Styx perform during The Brotherhood Of Rock Tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre on July 06, 2025, in Alpharetta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)Styx is featured in a new documentary that highlights their 20-year partnership with Kaboom Collective, a nonprofit arts organization based...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • Believe it: Cher turns 80!
    Cher attends the 2026 Met Gala at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026 in New York City. (TheStewartofNY/Getty Images)Believe it: Ageless pop culture legend Cher turns 80 on Wednesday, May 20. The singer, songwriter, actress, activist, mother, philanthropist, fashion icon, gay icon and so many more things has been topping...Read more
    Date: 1 day ago
  • The Black Crowes’ Chris Robison on the band’s 2015 breakup: ‘I was angry’
    The Black Crowes' Chris Robinson performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction (Disney/Frank Micelotta)The Black Crowes’ Chris Robinson says anger prompted him to make moves in 2015 that wound up breaking up the band.In an interview on Jay Mohr’s Mohr Stories podcast, Chris discussed the breakup, which...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago
  • Mickey Hart in search of original poster from his first Grateful Dead show
    Mickey Hart of Grateful Dead accepts the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year award onstage during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year Honoring The Grateful Dead on January 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart is hoping...Read more
    Date: 2 days ago

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