For the third year in a row, widower Roger Finnan, of DeKalb, raised thousands of dollars for a local cancer center to honor his late wife, Shannon.

A former Sycamore School District 427 employee accused of inappropriately touching multiple students pleaded guilty recently to felony battery in exchange for admittance into a behavioral rehabilitation program that could see his conviction reduced to a misdemeanor, records show.

Nicor Gas is proposing a rate increase of over 9%, which it says it needs to keep up infrastructure. Advocates and customers shared opinions at a recent public hearing in Elgin.

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.

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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.

Following a multi-day trial, former NIU running back LeShon Eugene Johnson was found guilty of six federal felonies related to his role in an illegal dog-fighting operation based out of Oklahoma.

The DeKalb Public Library will host an evening of board games and conversation at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, in the Nancy D. Castle Collaboration Studio.

Adults experiencing grief and loss are invited to attend a support group hosted by the DeKalb Public Library in partnership with the Family Service Agency of DeKalb County.

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The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club's 68th annual Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee opening day is in the books but the show continues through Sunday, Aug. 10.