ROCHELLE — A new design has been chosen for the City of Rochelle’s water tower off the Illinois Route 251 overpass after a social media vote. 

The new design received 81 percent of nearly 2,600 votes and mixes the city’s new branding font with the current water tower design’s color and depiction of the Rochelle Township High School Hub logo. 

The city said in a Facebook post that the layout and spacing could change “a bit” for best visibility, but the color and “general look” will remain the same. The painting will take place later this year. The city will be repainting and performing maintenance on the water tower in a project that will exceed $1 million in cost.