Camden Lazenby

A crowd of almost 100 area community members rallied in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore Saturday to share their message: Women’s rights are human rights.

Dangerously cold wind chills, which could cause frostbite to exposed skin in under 30 minutes, are forecasted for most of northern Illinois from early Sunday until early Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.

After a fire tore through DeKalb apartment buildings days before Christmas, displacing 32 families, city and local officials said about half of those impacted are still looking for new homes.

Dozens gathered outside the DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Sycamore on Saturday to march for women's rights. The rally was held days before Donald Trump's impending presidential inauguration.

With five candidates competing for four open seats on the Genoa-Kingston Community School District 424 board of education April, a local union has stepped up to host a candidate forum in February.

A DeKalb man has been accused of throwing bags of cat feces in people’s yards, appearing to target homes flying pro-Donald Trump flags, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.

Running unopposed for a second term this spring, Sycamore Mayor Steve Braser has the luxury of knowing he’s likely got another four years in office. He spoke with Shaw Local about the police chief search, new fire station build and other 2025 city goals.

This Saturday, at the same time as the Women’s March in Washington D.C., a local organization is holding its own version of a Women’s March in Sycamore.

A Loves Park woman was flown by helicopter to a Rockford hospital after suffering serious injuries in a rollover crash in northwest DeKalb County Monday morning, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sycamore beautification committee will hold its first meeting of the year Tuesday. The group still wants to put up a mural in downtown Sycamore, 1st Ward Alderwoman Alicia Cosky said.

A bill that now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk will transfer ownership of 1,500 acres of stolen land in southern DeKalb County, which includes all of Shabbona Lake State Park, back to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Read on for more local and tribal reaction.

From mayoral elections and elementary school boundary changes, to fire station builds and high-profile criminal jury trials, here are some news stories Daily Chronicle staff expect to make headlines in 2025.

A new bridge and a wider roadway could be in store for future travelers along Peace Road in Sycamore, according to the DeKalb County Highway Department. County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said he estimates the cost to be closer to $7 million.

Brittany Holliday, 37, of Sycamore, was named the 2024 nurse of the year for Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.

A Steward couple welcomed their second daughter to the world on New Year’s Day, and their baby was the first to be born at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in 2025.