Megann Horstead

The newly approved DeKalb School District 428 elementary school attendance maps are meant to help reduce classroom sizes from 28 to 25 for grades K-5, officials said. They'll go into effect in the fall.

The girls clothing store Evsie in DeKalb recently left the premises at 2451 Sycamore Road to make way for what the store previously said would be more Maurices.

DeKalb city leaders recently faced questioning over a newly-instituted measure that allows police officers to patrol buses.

The nation’s top doctor issued a recent warning on alcohol and cancer risk. Amit Bhate, a radiation oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, said the guidance seeks to create greater awareness about the dangers of alcohol.

Newly appointed DeKalb County Judge Jill Konen presided over her first hearing Monday in the mayoral legal battle waged between the DeKalb Electoral Board and candidate Linh Nguyen.

Some DeKalb-area Muslim and Jewish faith leaders said they’re encouraged by the ceasefire deal that came after a 15 monthslong war between Israel and Hamas.

The City of DeKalb is seeking to dismiss a petition to remove mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen from voters’ ballots in the April 1 consolidated election. In response, Nguyen said the filing was "A blatant attempt to deny voters their right to choose their mayoral candidate."

Officials for the newly renovated Beyond One Barb Transition Center and DeKalb School District 428 recently celebrated the transition program’s new off-campus location at 530 Charter St.

DeKalb County service agencies scramble to plan for federal funding freeze: "There’s only so much money to go around and fund the programs," Voluntary Action Center CEO Nate Kloster said Tuesday. The center runs the local Meals on Wheels program.

DeKalb County education, law enforcement and faith leaders weighed in this week on policy changes from President Donald Trump’s new administration that could bring federal immigration agents into schools and places of worship.

The DeKalb school board plans to put the final draft of the district’s proposed attendance boundary maps to a vote next month.

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes joined members of the City Council this month to recognize staff from Brian Bemis Toyota car dealership for how they handled themselves in an October 2024 stabbing.

Plans for a proposed automobile sales business along East Lincoln Highway received a boost of support this week from a DeKalb city panel, although City Council approval still is needed.

Nine DeKalb County area entrepreneurs took part in a graduation ceremony on Saturday, put on by Opportunity DeKalb, to celebrate completing the new Breakthrough Community Business Academy. Members said they look forward to growing their businesses in the area.

A petitioner has asked the City of DeKalb for permission to set up an automobile sales business along East Lincoln Highway.