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The winner of this year's DeKalb County regional spelling bee seems like she was born for the title. It's in her name, after all. Somonauk teen Brighid ‘Bee’ Reid took the win Saturday with the word "financier."

Soaring egg prices are affecting restaurant margins, menu prices and family grocery budgets in DeKalb County, but restaurateurs said this week that they’re trying not to pass rising costs on to their customers.

A Lee woman was hospitalized Tuesday after the car she was driving crashed into a house on Perry Road between Malta and Shabbona, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A Sycamore woman was arrested Monday after police said she shot her family’s dog, Wilbur, during an argument about how much time her husband spends with their pets.

Multi-family townhome buildings could soon be constructed in Sycamore, but the prospective builder still has work to do, city officials said this month.

Roads in multiple Sycamore subdivisions could get a facelift in 2025 worth more than half a million dollars, according to city documents.

For some in DeKalb County, homeownership was only possible through Habitat for Humanity. But come March 1, if costs rise as expected on imported goods such as lumber, efforts to make housing more accessible could be thwarted, agency Executive Director Kim McIver said.

Sycamore City Manager Michael Hall said that even if pennies fall out of circulation, the city’s parking meters still will be maintained and required for downtown use. President Donald Trump this month ordered a stop on penny production.

As of Wednesday afternoon, DeKalb County roads were mostly clear of snow and free of major crashes, though drivers should remain cautious, authorities said. Slush could make for hazardous driving conditions.

No one was injured when a Sycamore School District 427 school bus and a car driven by a Sycamore teenager crashed near Sycamore Middle School Wednesday morning, officials said.

The total cost to construct a roundabout planned for the intersection of Plank, Lindgren and N. Grove roads in Sycamore has increased to $3 million, according to local officials.

The Waterman village board of trustees president and the law firm representing the village suing that president say they have reached a settlement days before a nearly $28,000 civil dispute would have gone to trial.

DeKalb County Board member Jerry Osland, 70, of Sandwich, has died, multiple sources confirmed with Shaw Local News Network.

A man familiar to regular attendees of Sycamore City Council meetings is looking for public support that could have him seated on the other side of the room later this year.

Hundreds of candidates are hoping DeKalb County voters will back them in the April 1 consolidated election. Do you know who will be on your ballot?