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City officials this week said Sycamore can afford to pass a property tax levy which would offer taxpayers a bill about $62 less than what they paid last year, though some alderpersons said they aren’t sure that’s the best decision.

More than 1,000 students packed into the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb this month for what some educators said was their first experience at a live musical performance thanks to the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

Couples engaged to be married may soon have a new venue option called the Green Farm in DeKalb County, pending further DeKalb County Board approval.

Have an opinion on a proposed roundabout at the intersection of Lindgren and Plank roads? The DeKalb County Highway Department wants to hear from you. The Plank, Lindgren roads roundabout construction could begin as soon as 2025.

DeKalb County officials are seeking public feedback on a proposal to realign Plank Road and add a roundabout at Plank and Lindgren roads. Those interested can weigh in during two meetings scheduled for Thursday.

At least four, and maybe more Sycamore residents will campaign to be elected to a city office in the 2025 consolidated election, but only one of them isn’t currently an elected official, according to city documents.

A week after Republicans became poised to regain control of the DeKalb County Board by winning nine of 10 competitive races, the heads of the area Democrats and Republicans share how they view the results.

A construction manager for a proposed new fire station in Sycamore has been awarded a $837,031 contract in the city’s next step to overhaul its main digs for the Sycamore Fire Department.

Blue Moon Bikes in downtown Sycamore was broken into Saturday night, but when police responded they found a four legged, brown haired suspect still on the scene.

While combing through old things at the sale, John Wright of DeKalb, local collector of historical military artifacts, found something he’d never encountered: a nearly completely filled out World War I Service Record. It details the life of Sgt. Albert Walter Leonhard.

Veterans of wars from two different centuries are buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Sycamore, and DeKalb County locals are trying to keep their legacies in living memory.

Have leftover Halloween candy? Want to donate to a veteran fund for local residents? That and other ways to support your veterans in DeKalb County here.

At 105 years old, World War II veteran John “Jack” Connerton is proud to still be able to drive himself around DeKalb County. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1919, he said he remembers his time serving at a London base during the war.

The race for state Rep. Lance Yednock’s seat is not over. Democrat Amy “Murri” Briel holds a 505 vote lead over challenger Liz Bishop with as many as 1,700 mail-in ballots yet to be counted in the three counties that are part of the district.

Incumbent state Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, is expected to represent the Illinois 70th District for a fourth consecutive term after The Associated Press called the race in his favor at 1:06 a.m. Wednesday.