Looking Back at history during the week of Sept. 18, 2024

DeKalb County residents are invited to attend a virtual panel Sept. 25 ahead of the November election to learn more about secure elections and how to detect misinformation. The panel will be live-streamed on WNIJ.

More than $3,000 has so far been raised for a Genoa-Kingston High School cheerleader with an inoperable brain tumor, and there’s still time to help, said the district’s Athletic Director Philip Jerbi.

The Egyptian Theatre will host a concert featuring The Life and Music of George Michael Sept. 28 in DeKalb.

The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Pure Beauty Co. to its membership.

Kishwaukee College will host several events to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month throughout September and October.

A Third Street beauty salon and an East Lincoln Highway building that once housed a used car dealership are getting a hand-up on repairs with a little aid from the City of DeKalb.

The DeKalb County Health Department will offer walk-in flu vaccines to residents starting Monday in preparation for flu season.

Freshmen fall enrollment declined for a second year in a row at Northern Illinois University, though officials this week blamed delays in student federal aid processes and instead touted increased transfer numbers. Overall enrollment also remained steady, data shows.