Kelsey Rettke

Crews are battling a raging apartment fire that broke out Sunday night in DeKalb, expected to significantly impact residents days before Christmas, authorities said. Impacted families are urged to go to Westminster Presbyterian Church for aid. This is a developing story.

Multiple DeKalb residents evacuated their apartments in the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive Sunday night as crews responded to a multi-building apartment fire. Authorities said they expect to remain on the scene for hours Sunday to fight the blaze and provide emergency aid to impacted families.

A DeKalb man and mother were charged after police found more than a dozen cellphone videos of the man strangling and intentionally hurting a 1-year-old baby, according to court records. Police said the baby's mother knew about the videos but did not report them to authorities.

The Thursday filing of Democratic write-in candidate Linh Nguyen for mayor of the City of DeKalb has triggered a primary election ahead of spring, a move that county clerk Tasha Sims called “unprecedented” Friday.

Sycamore Police Chief Jim Winters recently announced plans to retire by spring 2025. He said he believes the department is in a stable spot for a top cop transition.

A DeKalb County judge ruled this month that cell tower data can be used as evidence in an upcoming double murder trial for the man accused in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson. Prosecutors say the data proves the man was in the area.

One employee suffered an injury in an industrial fire at a DeKalb Nehring Electrical Works building Sunday, authorities said.

A convicted felon is facing multiple new firearms charges in DeKalb County after police said he refused to come out of a Cortland apartment with a gun, court records show.

A special prosecutor was appointed Wednesday in the murder trial of a 16-year-old accused of stabbing to death his Sycamore classmate Kaleb McCall in 2023. The teen's lawyer is expected to argue against his transfer to adult court in January.

A DeKalb 14-year-old faces felony charges in Chicago after police said he and others hijacked multiple vehicles and robbed several victims over the summer. The teen was arrested while at DeKalb High School Tuesday, confirmed a District 428 spokesperson.

State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, is asking major health insurer Meridian to reopen contract negotiations with Northwestern Medicine amid news that tens of thousands of Illinoisans will be impacted when Meridian drops the health system from in network on Jan. 1.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher is calling for the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to investigate the driving background of a DeKalb man charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil.

Meridian, a major health insurance provider especially for income-qualifying patients using Medicaid, will no longer accept Northwestern Medicine health system in network come Jan. 1, confirmed a Northwestern spokesman. "Tens of thousands" of patients will be impacted, he said.

Court proceedings for a Sycamore teen charged as an adult in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his classmate Kaleb McCall were delayed Wednesday after a judge said a special prosecutor is needed to avoid a conflict of interest with the newly sworn-in DeKalb County State's Attorney.

Kindred Hospital on Edward Street, which is expected to close by spring 2025, will be auctioned off in an effort to redevelopment the property, according to a social media announcement from the City of Sycamore.