A referendum that failed on November's ballot returns to Sycamore voters this spring. Currently, the District 427 school board elects no more than three members from any one district township. The referendum change, if approved, would remove the three-person restriction.
City officials said Sycamore property taxpayers could pay slightly less to the city than they have in past years on their 2024 property tax levy.
The Sycamore Public Library will not raise its property tax levy in 2024.
The DeKalb City Council this week gave its final nod of approval to a plan aimed at boosting economic development in the South Fourth Street corridor.
A year and a half after city officials were first pitched the idea of a new fire station, the Sycamore City Council approved $10.5 million for the new construction project.
The DeKalb School District 428 Board this week gave a final nod to its 2024 property tax levy of $84 million. Here's what your property tax bill might look like.
The Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project, a local chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Sycamore Education Foundation were among the nonprofits Daily Chronicle readers said they plan to support.
Here are official results for the 2024 November election for the DeKalb County circuit clerk, coroner, state's attorney, as well as DeKalb County Board, local legislative races and referendums.
Sycamore taxpayers can expect to pay more – some potentially hundreds more, depending on the value of their home – to the school district on their 2024 property tax bills after the Sycamore School District 427 Board approved a $45 million levy this week.