In making appointments to board leadership, the DeKalb Park District this month saw some familiar faces take up posts.

A man was taken to the hospital after crashing his car into a townhouse in Woodstock while a family of four slept inside.

Both boys, who were on a school field trip from Chicago, were conscious and alert when firefighters pulled them from the water at 1:01 p.m., Maltas said.

Update: A DeKalb man was charged with attempted murder after a witness told police he attacked another man with a machete over missing money shortly after midnight Thursday, court records show. A judge denied release to the man Friday afternoon

A 47-year-old Geneva man died in a single-car crash about 10 p.m. Thursday, May 28.

A 22-year-old Aurora man was arrested by Plainfield police for allegedly possessing and distributing child sex abuse materials.

Alando “O” Farmer, the owner and namesake behind Big O’s Barbecue in DeKalb, whose loved ones said they are remembering him for his commitment to the community and devotion to a higher power, died May 16. He was 55.

A third person, who was a passenger in a pickup which crashed early Sunday in Momence, died Thursday.

A 17-year-old Peru male has been charged with reckless driving following an incident early Wednesday that left a 16-year-old with a head injury, Peru Police Chief Sarah Raymond said in a news release.