City profile · Small Town
Rochelle, Illinois
Verified Oct 14, 2026Who leads Rochelle, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- John Bearrows
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 9,424
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourcecityofrochelle.net/content/rochelle-government/mayor ↗
- Official leadership pagecityofrochelle.net/content/rochelle-government/mayor-city-council/city-council-faqs ↗
- City websitecityofrochelle.net ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- John Bearrows CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 14, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 9,424
- Median household income
- $55,974
- Median age
- 37.9
- Land area
- 13.76 sq mi
- Population density
- 684.9 per sq mi
- County
- Ogle County
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$33M
- City hall phone
- (815) 562-6161
- Official website
- cityofrochelle.net ↗
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