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A grungy alternative to DeKalb County’s family entertainment and amusement industry will sling its final axe this weekend. Northern Axeposure, an indoor axe-throwing venue in Sycamore, will close after Sunday.

After dancing to Chappel Roan’s “HOT TO GO,” the winners of Genoa’s storied scholarship contest were announced before a crowd of hundreds Wednesday night as the city kicked off Genoa Days 2025. The festival runs through Saturday.

Concerns over a large-scale solar farm spurred multiple residents to speak up during a recent DeKalb County Board meeting, but the project causing anxiety hasn’t yet been put to a vote.

DeKalb County-area veterans groups, cities and organizers will host Memorial Day events throughout the county for the public to come together to honor all who’ve died in service to the country. Memorial Day is May 26.

The Fairdale street light district, which is responsible for levying a tax to pay ComEd for the rental and operation of public light poles in the area, has asked DeKalb County to take on its responsibilities.

DeKalb County Democrats and Republicans unanimously agreed this week not to enact a 1% grocery tax on unincorporated areas, though some municipalities still are considering it. "There’s something really evil about taxing food,” Democrat Scott Campbell said.

Pumpkins are headed to the cinema in the 2025 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. South Prairie Elementary School 5th grader Rayven Rosas submitted the contest’s winning entry: “Pumpkins at the movies.”

McDonald's, a Chicago-based fast food chain, has a new location coming to the intersection of Plank Road and Route 23 in northern Sycamore.

Figures provided by city officials show Sycamore brings in close to the amount in grocery tax revenue as neighboring DeKalb, a city twice its size. Third Ward Alderperson Nancy Copple said she thinks more people in Sycamore can afford groceries compared people in DeKalb.

Traffic on Interstate-88 in DeKalb County could face reduced lanes while traveling over Memorial Day weekend, Illinois Tollway officials have confirmed. Repair work on the eastbound lanes is expected to last until the end of construction season, a tollway official said.

The DeKalb County Highway Department will oversee an estimated $9.3 million worth of construction projects on DeKalb County roadways in 2025, according to the department’s annual report.

A building-sized mural will soon adorn a downtown Sycamore building, and more could be on the way.

There’s a new, convenient place to buy food in downtown Sycamore now that Xpress Mart has opened in the former 7-Eleven building.

A Kansas-based bakery chain specializing in gourmet cupcakes recently opened a Sycamore location.

Four people were hospitalized Wednesday after suffering injuries in a two-car, head-on crash west of Hampshire and Burlington in DeKalb County, authorities said.