Kelsey Rettke

A Chicago man accused of robbing a DeKalb bank in July is representing himself in court, including at his upcoming jury trial which could occur as early as December at his request.

A 26-year-old motorcyclist from Sycamore was killed Friday night in a vehicle crash at the intersection of DeKalb Avenue and Woodgate Drive, police said Saturday. This is a developing story.

On a cloudy Sunday morning in DeKalb, more than 100 people set off together, some outfitted in military regalia hoisting American flags while others pushed their children in strollers. The weather was fitting imagery for the day’s mission, lead organizer Cindy Hupke said.

If unofficial results hold, Republican incumbent Lori Grubbs, 53, of Sycamore, will have successfully defended her reelection bid for the DeKalb County Circuit Clerk’s Office.

Voters in DeKalb and Sycamore did not support having appointed city clerks, while a countywide sales tax which would have supported area public schools also failed, according to unofficial results. That and more in our election referendum roundup:

Republican candidate Riley Oncken appears likely to be the next DeKalb County State’s Attorney, according to unofficial election results updated late Tuesday night.

Polls have now closed on Election Day. From presidential races all the way down the ballot to the next state's attorney and county board seat, here are the races we're watching in DeKalb County.

A DeKalb man has been charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed a woman multiple times during an attack in the early morning hours Saturday. He appeared before a DeKalb County judge on Monday for a pretrial hearing.

About 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 23, a DeKalb man walked into a local auto dealership, and told an employee who tried to sell him a car that “he was thinking about brutally murdering someone,” court records show. Moments later, he brandished two knives. Charges were announced Thursday.

Madison Ricke, 24, of DeKalb, pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug-induced homicide after prosecutors said she sold the fentanyl-laced drugs that killed DeKalb High School senior Diamonte Dailey, 18, a day after his birthday in 2022. She was sentenced by a judge Wednesday.

A 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his Sycamore High School classmate Kaleb McCall will be tried as an adult, and could face decades in prison if convicted, a judge ruled this month.

Authorities identified a Rockford man Friday as the suspect who was shot and killed by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after an hourslong standoff where he allegedly took a hostage and shot at police.

A knife-wielding man shot by DeKalb police Wednesday during an attack at a car dealership remains hospitalized Thursday but is expected to survive, deputy police chief Jason Leverton said. Two officers who fired their weapons have been placed on admin duty, standard procedure

Update: DeKalb police shot a man Wednesday midday after he allegedly attacked multiple employees in a stabbing inside a local car dealership and refused to put down the knife when ordered, authorities said. He's expected to survive the shooting, police said in an evening update.

Developing: A man was shot and killed by police in DeKalb Wednesday after authorities alleged he took a person hostage inside a vehicle in Rockford, drove to DeKalb and an hours-long standoff unfurled, ending in a shootout with police, said DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan.