Update: A Sycamore middle school student has been charged with making a terrorist threat after police said the teenager threatened a school shooting in a Snapchat post Wednesday. Authorities said there was "no evidence that a violent act was imminent," however.
A DeKalb man pleaded guilty Wednesday to threatening to assassinate state GOP Rep. Jeff Keicher, a threat which Keicher, who lives in Sycamore, called “an affront” to democratic society.
DeKalb County residents are invited to attend a virtual panel Sept. 25 ahead of the November election to learn more about secure elections and how to detect misinformation. The panel will be live-streamed on WNIJ.
A Chicago man this week was ordered detained pending trial as he faces charges that he made a false 911 call prompting two Sycamore schools to lock down as a precaution Friday.
A DeKalb County judge on Monday released a Kingston man charged with attempted murder in a DeKalb stabbing, citing law that requires court rulings to consider how to mitigate public threat if released.
A developer hoping to build 40 townhomes in Sycamore received a thumbs up from city officials this week with his latest plans to build in a subdivision behind Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The units would sell between $350,000 and $375,000, and need additional city approval.
A Sycamore woman was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday that authorities allege was caused by a Carol Stream driver.
The Sycamore boys soccer team hosted conference foe Kaneland Wednesday for an important early season Interstate 8 matchup.
The Sycamore girls tennis team hosted the Barbs of DeKalb Wednesday afternoon in a nonconference contest.