Katie Finlon

Read what a day in Littlejohn Elementary School teacher Tracy Paszotta's kindergarten class is like.

Brianne Borgman says she gets chills hearing her students express themselves through music during her lessons at Jefferson and Malta elementary schools.

A multi-million-dollar expansion for the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center which began four years ago remains unfinished, government officials said this week, and completing the project amid ongoing financial struggles could cost thousands more.

A Mississippi man was recently arrested after DeKalb police said he ran away from officers during a traffic stop and was later found with an illegal gun.

A Belvidere man and convicted felon is facing new charges after he recently was pulled over by Sycamore police who reportedly found two loaded guns in his jacket.

A Kingston man facing charges after police say he attacked a man with a gun and baseball bat is now, along with his wife, under investigation by the state’s child protective services for child neglect.

Preliminary plans by a developer to renovate the long-vacant former St. Mary’s hospital on Fisk Avenue into a 32-unit apartment building received positive feedback this week from DeKalb residents.

Northwestern Medicine health system has begun a three-year process to address health priorities a public survey identified for DeKalb County, including access to care, resources for mental health and substance use disorders, and chronic disease.

DeKalb residents serving on city committees and commissions won’t be paid while in their appointed roles, a move made at the direction of the DeKalb City Council this week.

Sidewalk construction work within the Knolls subdivision in DeKalb is slated for the summer. City officials said the work will help the walkways be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This interactive map shows how vaccinated the state of Illinois is by ZIP code, updated as of March 30

The 23rd Judicial Circuit court, which includes DeKalb and Kendall counties, soon will have among its judges a familiar face after Associate Judge Philip Montgomery is appointed to the circuit this summer.

The DeKalb City Clerk is again under fire this week after aldermen criticized once more his minutes taken at public meetings, calling them inaccurate and troublesome for city record-keeping.

Water main replacement projects on two DeKalb streets will soon begin, after the DeKalb City Council on Monday voted to approve the plans. Construction on 13th and 14th streets in DeKalb will replace water mains on both streets.

Lee Newtson of Sycamore has built dollhouses since 1969, when he gifted his first creation to his youngest daughter. Now he’s putting his decades of experience to a good cause: a dollhouse raffle with proceeds benefiting the GlobalGiving Foundation for Ukraine.