Camden Lazenby

Update: A DeKalb man was charged with attempted murder after a witness told police he attacked another man with a machete over missing money shortly after midnight Thursday, court records show. A judge denied release to the man Friday afternoon

A proposed Illinois law would require police to delete license plate reader data after three days unless it’s tied to an active investigation.

DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies said a Huntley man who was hospitalized Wednesday after the truck he was driving crashed into a house along Melms Road may have been asleep behind the wheel.

One person was killed after they were struck by a train in downtown DeKalb Thursday, DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said. This is a developing story.

A judge on Wednesday postponed an expected sentencing for a teenager guilty in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall, ruling after she said the defense filed a last-minute motion and apologizing to the victim’s family.

DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies were left looking for a driver after responding to a report of a single-car crash Sunday.

Sycamore Mayor Steve Braser is seeking to rally support for a proposed $11 million healthcare development that would modernize the former Sycamore Kindred Hospital building after the property’s former owners signaled opposition to the facility’s revival

Expect patriotic pumpkins to line the walkways of the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn this October, thanks to a timely idea from North Grove Elementary School student Rayna Hochstatter, 9.

Hours after he was released on a first DUI charge, a northern Illinois man was arrested on charges of driving a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol near the DeKalb County Jail in downtown Sycamore, court records show.

Four new Sycamore first responders were sworn into duty during the Sycamore City Council meeting this week.

A proposed renovation that would transform the interior of the former Central School building in downtown Sycamore into more than a dozen apartment units has the approval of the Sycamore City Council.

Hinckley residents will soon have one less local sit-down dining option now that the people behind Good Times Grill have decided to permanently close the restaurant. The kitchen will remain open for two local food trucks and catering.

In front of the family of Gary and Holly Schmidt, who were found killed in their home in September 2025, their son, the man authorities allege is responsible, was found unfit to stand trial on Monday.

Sycamore Central School could become a downtown apartment building, depending on the whims of the Sycamore City Council on Monday.

During her report to the Sycamore Board of Education Tuesday, Superintendent Kristen Campbell recommended the creation of five new administrative positions that she suggested have combined yearly salaries worth more than $400,000.