Camden Lazenby

A decade after the strongest tornado to come through DeKalb County in recorded history decimated Fairdale, the scars left by the storm still are evident across the small but persisting town.

Construction of a $10.5 million new Sycamore fire station, which will replace the city’s 68-year-old station on DeKalb Avenue, is expected to break ground in less than a month.

Northern Illinois University officials declined to provide more information Thursday on the public institution’s five international students whose visas have been revoked by the U.S. government. No one has said publicly why the students lost their visas as of Thursday.

The owners of The Dirty Bird 815, a staple Sycamore fried chicken restaurant, will soon open up a new food venture in the city’s downtown area.

Drivers who frequent Peace Road on the west side of Sycamore should prepare for more than a year of traveling through a construction site, as an estimated $7.4 million road project is set to begin.

Cortland incumbent Mayor Mark Pietrowski completed a successful reelection bid Tuesday against challenger Douglas Corson, unofficial results show.

The race for a seat on the Genoa-Kingston School District 424 school board separates two candidates by 12 votes, unofficial results show.

Sycamore Community School District 427 has postponed plans to move its administrative offices into a former Nicor call center this month after severe storms damaged the building in March.

The Sycamore School District 427 board president said he hears the community’s message loud and clear after a district referendum failed its second straight election. The referendum would have lifted residency requirements for school board elections.

More than 30 Genoa-Kingston High School students and two staff members were treated for nausea and dizziness by fire responders Tuesday, but authorities said Wednesday they aren’t sure of the cause.

One newcomer has unseated a 12-year incumbent to nab a spot on the Sycamore School District 427 school board, if unofficial election results hold.

The only competitive race in Sycamore city government saw incumbent Virginia Sherrod likely secure reelection to Sycamore City Council’s 4th Ward, if results hold. The city reported a 13% voter turnout.

Incumbent Mary Hess has won her reelection bid for DeKalb Township Supervisor, if unofficial election results hold.

A Waterman woman succumbed to her injuries after a car she was driving crashed and rolled over multiple times early Tuesday west of Hinckley, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

On what has historically been a slow Election Day, election judges in DeKalb said more people showed up at the polls by mid-afternoon Tuesday than they expected.