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The only competitive race in Sycamore city government saw incumbent Virginia Sherrod likely secure reelection to Sycamore City Council’s 4th Ward, if results hold. The city reported a 13% voter turnout.

One newcomer has unseated a 12-year incumbent to nab a spot on the Sycamore School District 427 school board, if unofficial election results hold. Check back for updates.

Incumbent Mary Hess has won her reelection bid for DeKalb Township Supervisor, if unofficial election results hold. Check back for updates.

Incumbent Mark Pietrowski has taken the lead as he seeks reelection as Cortland Mayor against challenger Douglas Corson, early Election Day results showed Tuesday night. Check back for updates.

On what has historically been a slow Election Day, election judges in DeKalb said more people showed up at the polls by mid-afternoon Tuesday than they expected.

A Marengo woman was hospitalized Monday after the car she was driving crashed into a guard rail southeast of Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

One year after DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil was killed while on duty, Sheriff Andy Sullivan joined more than 100 others at a vigil in Sycamore Saturday to memorialize the fallen veteran and mother of three.

Almost three years after the Sycamore Park District closed the Sycamore community pool, three candidates vying for two seats on the district’s Board of Commissioners weighed in on the lost amenity. Read more here

An estimated $750,000 in federal funding that nonprofit Rooted for Good would have used to purchase food from Illinois farmers to stock DeKalb County food pantries has been lost, the result of a Trump administration policy change from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sycamore School District 427 Board candidates this week shared their thoughts on diversity, equity and inclusion programs during a candidates forum hosted by Shaw Local News Network.

Nonemergency phone lines at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the DeKalb County dispatch center are temporarily down, the result of a phone line unintentionally severed by utility workers Wednesday, Sheriff Andy Sullivan said.

A Northern Illinois University weather researcher, whose forecasts are regularly used by storm chasers across the U.S., will help lead a study for scientists to better understand hailstorms, impacts and their role in severe weather patterns.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputy Christina Musil will be memorialized on March 29, a year and one day after she was killed while on duty when her parked vehicle was rear-ended by a commercial truck.

The race for the next Mayor of Cortland is a contested one, with incumbent Mark Pietrowski facing off against opponent Douglas Corson on April 1. Get to know the candidates here.

During an eventful but short Sycamore City Council meeting this week, Erik Mahan was sworn in as Sycamore’s new police chief.