Kate Santillan

The Elburn Lions Club will host an event for residents to enjoy a fireworks show next month.

The DeKalb County Mental Health Board and the Living Room at Ben Gordon Center recently held its second annual “In My Shoes: Art for Hope and Healing from Mental Illness” in honor of Mental Health Awareness month.

Dixon, Rock Falls and Sterling students were named to the list.

DeKalb's Clinton Rosette Middle School student Allie Cheney recently was named a 2025 Promising Young Writer by the National Council of Teachers of English for an essay she wrote about the meaning of home.

Waterman United Methodist Church will host an ice cream social for residents.

The Sycamore Golf Club will host summer youth programs and events to introduce the sport to youth ages 7 to 18.

Newly-elected officials were sworn in this month to serve their roles in DeKalb Township.

Funds for the scholarships were raised through various events throughout the year. Since 2001, Princeton Rotary Club has awarded $111,500.

The event features various community resources for older adults, caregivers and their families.

Family-friendly programming continues throughout June at Somonauk Public Library, 700 E. La Salle St.

A DeKalb restaurant raised more than $4,700 this year serving up fried fish and raising funds to support area social service agencies.

Here is the list of Amboy High School students named to the spring 2025 semester honor roll.

Princeton High School recently announced its honor roll for the second semester of the 2024-25 school year.

Those interested in a little storytelling while enjoying the great outdoors this summer are invited to an outdoor event in Claire later this month. Stories and Stroll is hosted by the DeKalb Public Library.

See our latest list of Sauk Valley-area students who've graduated or been named to their college's dean's list.