Linh Nguyen, a Northern Illinois University educator and former League of Women Voters president, has likely secured her name on the ballot for April’s DeKalb mayoral race after Tuesday’s primary election.

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Daily Chronicle photos of the late DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott, who died Feb. 23, 2025, surrounded by family. Scott was sheriff for 36 years and worked in the office since 1969.

Route changes could be coming to DeKalb’s public transit operations, with new bus schedules going into effect next month. Proposed changes would address safety, NIU student weekend traffic, ridership numbers and more, documents show.

Tuesday is the final day to vote in the single-race primary election. Here's what to know about the single-race DeKalb mayor primary ballot.

A DeKalb County judge this week tossed a bid by DeKalb mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen in her ongoing election legal dispute with the city, though the ruling isn’t likely to affect Nguyen’s chances to be on the April 1 ballot. Nguyen still is running in Tuesday's primary election.

DeKalb mayoral hopefuls got their chance to meet with voters and share their platforms this week during a public forum, where taxes, business growth and the role of city committees took center stage.

As the city of DeKalb seeks to comply with state requirements mandating municipalities replace residential water pipes lined with lead, officials this week approved a series of steps meant to begin the replacement process.

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DeKalb mayoral and 2nd Ward candidates were on hand Wednesday night to take part in the DeKalb Area Rental Association and DeKalb Area Builders Association Candidate Night.

Multi-family townhome buildings could soon be constructed in Sycamore, but the prospective builder still has work to do, city officials said this month.