Days after the DeKalb Barb Boosters announced its dissolution this week, District 428’s athletic director is hoping to drum up community support to keep fundraising efforts going.

Sycamore middle and high schools are getting new security cameras in time for the fall, district superintendent Steve Wilder recently said. The replacement is part of the district's desire to keep an up-to-date safety, security and crisis plan in place.

The architecture firm behind the new Sycamore Fire Station has been contracted to assess a former Nicor building Sycamore School District 427 bought in 2024 to house district administration offices. The building sustained storm damage earlier this spring.

Sycamore School District 427 officials are prepping for the upcoming school year, approving among other steps parking lot repaving, a district calendar and more.

The DeKalb Barb Boosters will no longer serve as the fundraising arm of DeKalb School District 428 athletics, an announcement by its members said this week.

Rosary High School in Aurora, long known for its academic rigor in preparing girls for college, has added College Prep to its name as of July 1.

Illinois students won’t need to fill out applications for most state universities to be admitted — if they have high enough grades. The program will begin in the 2027-28 school year, with nine of the state’s 11 public universities participating

Introducing Little Barbs Academy: DeKalb schools are piloting a new program this fall to help youngsters transition to kindergarten and ensure a successful first day, DeKalb School District 428 announced this week.

It’s not every day a public school board meeting includes an update on the work of a dog, but that’s just what Dooley, a German Shorthaired Pointer who works as a therapy dog in the district, and his Sycamore Police Department partners did this week.