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DeKalb students started the new school year Wednesday as they returned to classes after summer break.

It’s been about a year since Sycamore School District 427 was placed on a financial early warning status by the Illinois State Board of Education, and school board members will take a look at how the 2026 budget is shaping up during a special meeting Wednesday.

New school year, new building – no problem for Mitchell Elementary School principal Maurice McDavid. "We definitely feel prepared," he said Friday during a packed ribbon-cutting. The school's namesake also was honored.

Some DeKalb School District 428 officials this week waded into an ongoing debate related to a not-yet-finalized roundabout plan that city officials are still considering.

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Dozens of people including city officials, DeKalb School District 428 staff and family members from the school's namesake, Leroy Mitchell, gathered Friday to celebrate the opening of Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the building.

On the same day Sycamore school officials formally cut the ribbon on the district’s new administration building, School Board President Michael DeVito said he can’t say much about why he voted to place the district’s top employee on paid leave.

The DeKalb School District 428 Board adopted its tentative budget for fiscal 2026 in a 7-0 vote this week. The public will get another chance to weigh in on the budget draft in September.

Sycamore School District 427 Superintendent Steve Wilder and the district’s school board have reached a mutual agreement to begin a transition in leadership, board President Michael DeVito announced during a special meeting Friday night

Kishwaukee College recently announced the student-athletes nomination for the Arrowhead Conference All-Academic Excellence Team.