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The fundraiser will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 244 Waterman St., Sycamore.

Jonathan Crail, senior pastor at the First United Methodist Church of DeKalb, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, in the sanctuary at the church.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan will award one $500 scholarship to a DeKalb County student for the 2025-26 academic year.

Organizers of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of DeKalb warming center talk about the facility which is open nightly during the winter months and offers a hot meal and a warm, safe place for community members.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a live demonstration for patrons to learn about different technology for digitizing and scanning old media.

The DeKalb Public Library on Jan. 29 will partner with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive to strengthen its blood supply.

The DeKalb school board plans to put the final draft of the district’s proposed attendance boundary maps to a vote next month.

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes joined members of the City Council this month to recognize staff from Brian Bemis Toyota car dealership for how they handled themselves in an October 2024 stabbing.

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Opening statements were made and testimony began Thursday in the double murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Hurst is charged in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson, 85, and Robert Wilson, 64.

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Plans for a proposed automobile sales business along East Lincoln Highway received a boost of support this week from a DeKalb city panel, although City Council approval still is needed.

The DeKalb girls basketball team welcomed nonconference foe Rockford East Wednesday for a matchup on the hardwood.

DeKalb School District 428 held a grand opening ceremony Wednesday for the Beyond One Barb Transition Center. The transition program has been in place to facilitate students with intellectual and developmental disabilities aged 18-22 into adulthood and independent living.

A DeKalb woman facing an attempted murder charge after a man was stabbed at an apartment Saturday will remain held in jail pending trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Area faith leaders, singers, musicians and a poet gathered at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb Monday night to perform for a crowd and remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said Monday it’s not the job of local police to enforce federal immigration law, issuing a statement on city policy hours after President Donald Trump’s second inauguration. Trump has promised mass deportation arrests in Chicago this week.

The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host an artisan market and the next edition of the Gardeners Pathway series. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Feb. 22 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a workshop for patrons to design and decorate an accordion book.

Nine DeKalb County area entrepreneurs took part in a graduation ceremony on Saturday, put on by Opportunity DeKalb, to celebrate completing the new Breakthrough Community Business Academy. Members said they look forward to growing their businesses in the area.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a National Alliance on Mental Illness information booth for patrons to learn about its resources.

A man suffered life-threatening injuries after he was stabbed at an apartment early Saturday morning, and a DeKalb woman has been charged with attempted murder, authorities announced Sunday.

A petitioner has asked the City of DeKalb for permission to set up an automobile sales business along East Lincoln Highway.

DeKalb city officials announced Friday plans to plant 50 more trees in the area, with help from a grant from The Morton Arboretum.

Area faith leaders, singers, musicians and a poet gathered at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in DeKalb Monday night to perform for a crowd and remember the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

DeKalb entrepreneurs celebrated with their families over the weekend at a graduation ceremony for the inaugural Breakthrough Community Business Academy class, hosted by Opportunity DeKalb.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a craft swap for patrons to donate and shop for craft supplies.

The DeKalb Corn Fest board recently awarded $2,500 to Elder Care Services in DeKalb, part of the end-of-summer festival’s annual way to support a local organization.

The DeKalb Public Library will partner with Northern Illinois Hospice to host two workshop sessions for patrons to create pillows out of a loved one’s shirt.

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center’s next Soup-er Sunday program will feature a presentation on the book “Within Our Power: The Story of the Edenton Ladies’ Tea Party” by author Sally M. Walker. The program is Jan. 26.

A crowd of almost 100 area community members rallied in front of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore Saturday to share their message: Women’s rights are human rights.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network the week of Jan. 10-17, 2025.

DeKalb County has warming centers throughout DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa free to use and open to help all in the area looking to get out of the bitter cold this winter.

A man currently serving 12 years in prison for firing a gun at a Marengo restaurant has been sentenced to three years in prison in a plea deal after he was charged aggravated domestic battery.

The DeKalb Public Library will host an introductory workshop for patrons to learn how to repair their personal books.

After a fire tore through DeKalb apartment buildings days before Christmas, displacing 32 families, city and local officials said about half of those impacted are still looking for new homes.

Dozens gathered outside the DeKalb County Courthouse in downtown Sycamore on Saturday to march for women's rights. The rally was held days before Donald Trump's impending presidential inauguration.

A DeKalb teenager was arrested Friday and charged in connection to a Jan. 11 armed robbery, police said.

A DeKalb man has been accused of throwing bags of cat feces in people’s yards, appearing to target homes flying pro-Donald Trump flags, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday.

Demolition is underway this week for a DeKalb apartment building that was condemned in December due to a major fire.

The DeKalb Police Department on Thursday announced plans to begin patrolling city public transit buses. Authorities said the measure isn't due to significant reports of crime, but rather a desire "to be proactive."

Multiple DeKalb area organizations have teamed up to host sessions in February for middle and high school students to learn the ins and outs of building a business.

DeKalb Township will partner with Northwestern Medicine’s advance care planning and medical ethics department representatives to assist residents in completing their advance care directives.

The Chicago Transit Authority and the National Safety Education Center recently celebrated the completion of the Safety and Health Fundamentals Certificate Training Program.

Crews were cleaning up debris Thursday after demolishing a portion of the apartment building at 1024 W. Hillcrest Drive in DeKalb. The structure was ravaged by fire Dec. 22 and condemned.

The workshops will update farmers about pesticide policy changes, provide steps to take to prepare farm operations, and help farmers understand the U.S. EPA's Herbicide Strategy.

A new scholarship has been created for Northern Illinois University students who participate in the university’s marching band program. The Michael Embrey Band Scholarship Fund runs through the DeKalb County Community Foundation.

The Egyptian Theatre will host the eighth annual Jazz at the Egyptian concert to support area school music programs.

Early voting begins Thursday for DeKalb residents to cast their ballot in the Democratic mayoral primary. Here's what to know

The funds will be used to provide the departments with new equipment, student testing services and instructor education support, according to a news release.