Interim County Administrator Derek Hiland has presented the County Board with 3 options for its 2025 property tax levy. Officials estimate that the value of existing property in DeKalb County has increased by an average of 9% over the past year, documents show.

DeKalb School District 428 this month clarified plans for a new preschool to increase pre-kindergarten classroom space without a referendum. Some educators and parents voiced concerns about a secondary proposal to rework which buildings 5th through 8th graders attend school.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood reported seeing holding areas at the ICE facility in Broadview that 'did not meet ICE’s detention standards.'

Plans for a solar farm on 38 acres along Route 38 and John Huber Parkway are a go after recent DeKalb City Council action.

DeKalb city leaders again have given the developer behind plans to refurbish the long-vacant former St. Mary’s Hospital building into apartments more time.

DeKalb city leaders are in agreement with a transportation provider on a set of terms under a new, three-year deal to supply public transit services for the city.

The Sycamore Public Library is seeking to increase its property tax levy in 2026 by $177,500. Director Kim Halsey said the top reason for the request is to keep Sycamore library staff pay competitive with industry standards.

Sycamore will soon have a new ambulance fee billing service provider, but don’t expect ambulance fees for residents to change.

As work gets underway on the site of an estimated 1-million-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility off Peace Road and Fairview Drive, a DeKalb panel threw its unanimous support behind an unknown manufacturer’s plans.