DeKalb County

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.

Convicted murderer Jonathan D. Hurst has asked a DeKalb County judge to reconsider the two life sentences she handed him last month for the violent murders of Sycamore elderly mother and son Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson, court records show.

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.

Photos: Take a look back at some of the Daily Chronicle's news coverage and photos taken in the aftermath of a deadly tornado on April 9, 2015, that swept through DeKalb, Lee and Boone counties, killing two Fairdale residents and injuring dozens more.

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.

The Federated Church will host its annual spring rummage sale to benefit Open Door Rehabilitation Center on April 25 and 26.

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.

A decade after the strongest tornado to come through DeKalb County in recorded history decimated Fairdale, the scars left by the storm still are evident across the small but persisting town.

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

A Somonauk 19-year-old was sentenced this week to 25 years and three months in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping in connection to the repeated sexual assault of a minor, court records show.

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.

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.

A new charitable fund has been created to help better the lives of Waterman residents, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Community Foundation.

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.

The owners of The Dirty Bird 815, a staple Sycamore fried chicken restaurant, will soon open up a new food venture in the city’s downtown area.

The Genoa-Kingston School District 424 student body recently named Quincy James as the student board member for the 2025-2026 school year.

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.

Here's what's happening at the Somonauk Public Library in April

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.

A half hour before jury selection was to begin Monday for a DeKalb bank robbery trial, the man accused asked a judge to postpone, arguing prosecutors didn’t give him enough time to review evidence. Lead prosecutor Daniel Regna said that Matthew L. Martin was “gaming the system."

Two incumbents were ousted. Newcomers took top votes. And one race is separated by a single vote. Here's the unofficial election results for contested Park Board races in DeKalb County

Safe Passage held their Take Back the Night March and Survivor Speak Out event as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Monday night at the Egyptian Theatre in Dekalb.

Drivers who frequent Peace Road on the west side of Sycamore should prepare for more than a year of traveling through a construction site, as an estimated $7.4 million road project is set to begin.

Brothers Country Supply, 1702 Sycamore Road, DeKalb, is an animal supply store that offers various items for dogs, cats, horses, chickens, wild birds, reptiles, and guinea pigs.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand reopening of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois.

Families across DeKalb County can look forward to a variety of festive egg hunts and community events as Easter approaches on April 20. Check out the Daily Chronicle's list

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrates the opening of Artifex Studio’s new storefront and welcomed it to the Chamber’s membership.

Hundreds crowded in downtown DeKalb Saturday with a message to President Donald Trump: hands off immigration and human rights, the economy, Social Security and government workers, among others. Similar protests were held in all 50 states Saturday.

The return of the Reality Bytes Student Film Festival on April 15 and 16 in DeKalb will feature more than 20 different international films, organizers said.