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A man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2024 crash that killed sheriff’s deputy, veteran and mother, Christina Musil, was denied an appeal to his sentence on Tuesday.

A 26-year-old man was critically injured, hospitalized and later flown to a second hospital after being hurt in a tree versus vehicle crash in north Sandwich Sunday evening, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Sandwich resident Brighid Reid, 14, a member of the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, will participate in the National Spelling Bee inside Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., in two months.

Former Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore was placed on paid administrative leave a week before city officials informed the public of their decision to move on from nearly three years of Gilmore’s leadership at the Sycamore Fire Department, emails obtained by Shaw Local show.

A DeKalb man, who admitted to police that he hit a cat in the face with a hammer, was sentenced this month after pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty, according to court documents.

Sycamore officials said nothing this week about what led to the change in leadership at the top of the Sycamore Fire Department during the first Sycamore City Council meeting since an interim Sycamore Fire Chief was hired.

A man is accused of causing an estimated $5,000 in damage to a vacant Kingston rental property he used to live in before suffering injuries in a rollover car crash while driving under the influence, court records show.

Election judges at the one DeKalb County polling place that accepts voters from all area precincts saw about 40 voters just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday for the 2026 primary election. Follow along all night as Shaw Local reports Election Day results

One person was hospitalized after being shot early Sunday morning, and a Genoa man faces charges in connection to what authorities said was a domestic-related call, according to the Genoa Police Department.

Sycamore Park District officials are seeking vendors to participate in the district’s music, art and drinking festival in July.

A case of measles has been confirmed in DeKalb County, and health officials tracked probable recent exposure to Walmart and the post office in DeKalb, the health department reported Thursday. Here's what to know

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, has proposed a state law that would mandate funding a study of Illinois universities to develop a 10-year plan focused on school accountability, sustainability and affordability.

The Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that the City Council approve a zoning change request that will impact an anticipated rebuild of Tom & Jerry’s restaurant. A Council vote is still needed.

The city of Sycamore swore in a new interim fire chief Tuesday in a ceremony that wasn’t publicized, days after an abrupt leadership change in the Sycamore Fire Department left many questions still unanswered.

A Sycamore restaurant recently impacted by fire will be returning to business at a new spot this month.