Stelle is an unincorporated community located in Rogers Township in northern Ford County, Illinois, United States.

In 1982, Stelle transitioned to a standard homeowner's association, a structure it maintains today.

[2] Stelle was founded in 1973 by the Stelle Group, a Chicago-based organization established by Richard Kieninger, a writer and teacher who also played a role in founding Adelphi, Texas.

[citation needed] Its founders, who belonged to a recently formed group from Chicago, purchased farmland in the northern part of Ford County and developed a suburban-style community.

Following the transition, Stelle became notable for the incorporation of solar panels on many homes and residents' emphasis on cooperative enterprises.