Fans of Tamales Los Girasoles soon won’t have to head to Malta to get their fix of authentic Mexican food. A second location in DeKalb is anticipated to open this spring.

Crime fell to a five-year low in 2025 in the city of Sycamore, according to data from a newly released annual report by the Sycamore Police Department.

The Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb was abuzz with activities Saturday, with the return of DeKalb County Earth Fest, an annual event celebrating the environment and sustainability.

DeCarbon DeKalb, in partnership with Northern Illinois University, took to Founders Memorial Library in DeKalb, hosting the annual DeKalb County Earth Fest on Saturday. The event was free and open to all.

A judge on this week set a date for a hearing to determine if a Sycamore man charged with murder in the 2025 killings of his parents, Gary A. Schmidt, 60, and Holly S. Schmidt, 59, will be declared fit to stand trial.

A Shaw Local records search looked into whether DeKalb County-area police agencies are in compliance with Illinois law that regulates how law enforcement is and isn’t allowed to participate in noncriminal-related immigration enforcement.

NIU professors and instructors asked students on Wednesday to support them when they travel to Springfield this month in hopes of pressuring lawmakers to pass a bill they believe could address tuition costs that make attending college unaffordable for some.

A DeKalb firefighter/paramedic has died while off duty, the city announced Tuesday. “To lose one of our firefighters in the city of DeKalb is just crushing,” Mayor Cohen Barnes said.

NPR affiliate WNIJ, a longtime DeKalb-based source for in-depth news and analysis, diverse music programming and cultural coverage, is bracing after losing $270,000 this year in federal funding.