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Update: A Sycamore middle school student has been charged with making a terrorist threat after police said the teenager threatened a school shooting in a Snapchat post Wednesday. Authorities said there was "no evidence that a violent act was imminent," however.
A developer hoping to build 40 townhomes in Sycamore received a thumbs up from city officials this week with his latest plans to build in a subdivision behind Blain’s Farm & Fleet. The units would sell between $350,000 and $375,000, and need additional city approval.
A Sycamore woman was injured in a two-car crash Tuesday that authorities allege was caused by a Carol Stream driver.
A social media post caused increased police presence at Sycamore schools on Monday but officials said no direct threat was made, and rumors of one are unsubstantiated
More than $3,000 has so far been raised for a Genoa-Kingston High School cheerleader with an inoperable brain tumor, and there’s still time to help, said the district’s Athletic Director Philip Jerbi.
Update: A Chicago man lied to police on Friday after he made a 911 call claiming to have seen someone in a Sycamore High School bathroom with a gun in order to divert police from finding him, authorities said Friday. His actions prompted brief lockdowns at two Sycamore schools.
A downtown Shabbona laundromat is closed temporarily after a fire this week caused an estimated $80,000 in damages, village officials said.
The Old Mill Park developer who said Sycamore residents want smaller condos will have to come up with a new proposal if he wants to add single-bedroom units to his community, after another failed attempt to get city support.
Construction on the $1.2 million Genoa downtown revitalization project is expected to wrap up this month, and city officials want to bring the community out for a street party to celebrate.
If barbed wire revolutionized agriculture in the 19th century, the innovation created by Steve Faivre and fellow farmer Dave Larson on Faivre’s DeKalb farm can be credited with propelling farming practices into the data-driven world of the 21st century.
A 3-year-old Sycamore preschooler was returned to his mother by a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy after he wandered out of his classroom during school hours recently, authorities confirmed. The mom says she wants better district-to-parent communication. Here's what we know
A Genoa-Kingston High School cheerleader will have the support of her peers, coaches and teachers Friday night as they rally to fundraise and help her through a life-altering illness: an inoperable brain tumor. Proceeds from Friday's football game will go to her and her family.
Four people, including former White Sox manager Gene Lamont, and the entire undefeated 1964 Hiawatha High School football team made up the inaugural class inducted this week into district’s new Hall of Fame.
The Sycamore City Council dissolved multiple city committees officials said were long inactive and voted instead to create a special committee system the mayor will oversee.
A proposed new sales tax benefiting DeKalb County schools would not tax groceries, prescription drugs or cars, according to Sycamore Community Unit School District 427. A referendum is expected on the November ballot for voters to weigh in.