Huntley Middle School teacher Monserrat Garcia has set up an online fundraiser with the goal of raising donations to support an after-school girls’ empowerment club.

With a state deadline looming next month, leaders for DeKalb School District 428 adopted a fiscal 2026 budget during a board meeting this week.

The search for someone to lead Sycamore schools will continue on Sept. 18, when the national search firm hired by the school district plans to host a public forum on the search for a new superintendent.

As summer faded for students and staff, DeKalb School District 428 wrapped up multiple facility projects to welcome students and staff for the start of a new school year.

A DeKalb mother has filed a lawsuit against DeKalb School District 428, records show. Shannon Stoker argues in the court filing that district staff neglected her son's needs when his whereabouts were unknown on his first day of Kindergarten last year.

The Sycamore school board is again seeking bids to purchase the nearly 100-year-old building that formerly housed Sycamore’s Central School, according to district documents. “At this point, the building is costing us money and we’re not utilizing it,” Alan Zantout said.

DeKalb School District 428 has bused students to St. Mary Catholic School for years, and some officials recently said that they’re open to updating that arrangement, although no decision has been made.

The Sycamore Community School District 427 administrator tasked with filling in for former superintendent Steve Wilder will retain that role through the school year, the district announced Wednesday.

Summer came to an unofficial end for many Sycamore children and parents in School District 427 Thursday, alongside some advice: "Just try and introduce yourself to a lot of kids, and maybe you’ll make a new friend that you don’t know,” fourth grader Parker Wenz said.