DeKalb

The DeKalb School District 428 school board this week approved an update to superintendent Minerva Garcia-Sanchez’s employment contract, which now includes 278 additional sick days, district documents show.

Residents ages 15 and older can learn how to stop bleeding wounds during a presentation on April 22 at the DeKalb Public Library.

Adults and teens can attend a class at the DeKalb Public Library to learn how to make their own websites. The class is April 21

Kishwaukee College recently named Tanisha Jones-Robinson as the winner of the college’s 2025 Paul Simon Student Essay Contest and Hilda Osei as the 2025 Gandhi/King Peace Scholarship recipient.

Looking for something to do this upcoming Easter weekend in DeKalb County? Check out some ideas here, along with previews for local family-friendly events to expect this spring.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a Teen Job Fair on April 19 for ages 14 to 18.

Jubilee Artisans in DeKalb will host an opening reception for its “Fundamentals of Foundations” exhibition on April 19. All are welcome.

The DeKalb Park District will offer camps and summerlong programs for children ages 3 to 18 from May 27 through Aug. 8.

The DeKalb Public Library will partner with NIU STEAM to host a Pokémon-themed Chemistry Demo Night for teens as part of its monthly STEM Cafe program.

Some candidates running for DeKalb mayor in the consolidated election this spring raised more campaign dollars than others, according to new campaign spending records recently released by the Illinois State Board of Elections.

Donors who give to the DeKalb County Community Foundation’s endowment funds can now qualify for a 25% Illinois income tax credit.

DeKalb County government has settled a lawsuit filed against private buyers who backed out of a planned $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, records show.

The DeKalb County Chief County Assessment Office is reminding qualifying area residents to file Senior Homestead Exemptions, made available to those 65 or older.

A reception for senior capstone projects highlighting the creative works of graduating Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science students in Northern Illinois University’s School of Art and Design is fast approaching.

Organizers behind DeKalb's free Cinco de Mayo celebration are planning to bring all the food, fun and entertainment back for the third year in a row. Festivities will take place from noon to 8 p.m. May 4 in Frank Van Buer Plaza in the city’s downtown.

After the relocation of the historic Hired Man’s House from Sycamore to DeKalb last fall, project leaders said building improvements were in order and are expected to be completed in the coming months.

Residents in one of DeKalb’s largest rental buildings were without hot water for about three days, though it was restored Monday afternoon, city officials said.

The DeKalb Public Library on Tuesday will host “Losing the Light: The Night Mary Lincoln Lost Abraham,” a lecture featuring performer Valerie Gugala.

Adults and teens are invited to workshops on April 15 and 29 at the DeKalb Public Library to view various poetry examples.

DeKalb Township staff will provide information about its services at a booth in the DeKalb Public Library main lobby on April 15.

DeKalb Township will partner with Kishwaukee College and the DeKalb County TRIAD to host a Senior Car Clinic on April 25 for residents ages 60 and older to get their car serviced.

Sycamore Middle School recently named its students of the month for March.

The Indian Valley Vocational Center recently announced its Outstanding Spring Students for the 2024 to 2025 school year.

The DeKalb Township recently received a large monetary donation, which township officials called “generous,” from DeKalb resident Gretchen Moore to expand Oakwood Cemetery’s grounds, including developing a park area and introducing environmentally conscious burial options.

A DeKalb panel is preliminarily backing plans to rezone a Grove Street building that once housed a motorbike seller, in hopes of helping the building’s owner market the vacant space for new business.

The Eagle’s Nest Art Gallery recently received a donation of three paintings by artist Henry Howard Bagg from retired Northern Illinois University professor of geology Jonathan Berg.

Kristin Peska has joined the DeKalb County Community Foundation as its full-time community engagement manager, according to a news release.

The University of Illinois Extension, DeKalb County Forest Preserve, DeKalb County Health Department, and DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District will join forces to host the fourth annual NatureFest on April 26.

Kishwaukee College recently created an Artificial Intelligence Implementation Playbook to address higher education’s changing technology advancements.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s KSO Instrument Donation Project (KID Project) recently donated around 60 musical instruments to DeKalb County school music programs.

Resource Bank’s Classics Club recently attended a membership to Japan.

Barb STEAMCon, an event meant to celebrate all things science, technology, engineering, art and math, made its return Saturday to DeKalb High School after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted its hiatus.

The city of DeKalb will send out letters and notifications this spring to residents about replacing their lead-lined water pipes. Here's what to know

You don't have to drive into Chicago for an exciting and educational excursion. There are plenty of museums in the suburbs and northern Illinois that are well worth a visit.

The DeKalb Public Library will host an Evening of Encores concert featuring violinist and pianist Kara Eubanks.

Northern Illinois University officials declined to provide more information Thursday on the public institution’s five international students whose visas have been revoked by the U.S. government. No one has said publicly why the students lost their visas as of Thursday.

Opinion: April has brought the end of Mac & Cheese Madness and the start of spring events, writes Alexis Aviles of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

NCI ARTworks to host an opening reception for the month-long Naturescape exhibition of art by Karen Tucker, Mary Jean Dzurisin and Carol Bingham from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the NCI ARTworks Gallery at the Westclox building in Peru.

Teens in sixth through 12th grade can compete in various games against DeKalb Public Library teen staff April 11.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is accepting vendor registration for its Local Showcase and Spring Show. The showcase will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. April 24 at the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, 1525 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.

An American political science scholar has been arrested and charged in Thailand with insulting the Thai monarchy, the U.S. State Department announced. Paul Chambers, 58, an NIU alum from Oklahoma, could face 15 years in jail.

Portillo’s in Sycamore is hosting a fundraiser Thursday to benefit multiple sclerosis research.

DeKalb High School is set to open its spring production, the musical “Chicago Teen Edition,” on Thursday. The show runs through April 12.

The Friends of the Sycamore Library will host a “Learning to Sell on VarageSale” workshop for residents to learn how to use VarageSale.

Sycamore Community School District 427 will hold a Faculty and Alumni Art Show for community members to view alumni and faculty art pieces.

Machinery inside an industrial building in downtown DeKalb caught fire Tuesday night, and the cause remains under investigation, authorities said Wednesday.

A press conference was held Wednesday afternoon in the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University where Jacey Brooks was named the new NIU women's basketball coach.

Westminster Presbyterian Church will host a chamber music concert featuring the Cardinal Quartet and organist Victoria Young on Palm Sunday.

The Kiwanis Club of Sycamore recently donated nine sensory bags to the Sycamore Fire Department to help first responders handle emergencies involving people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Safe Passage Inc. hosted its annual Take Back the Night March and Speak Out event in DeKalb this week to mark Sexual Assault Awareness Month.