Cortland

Republican state rep. incumbent Jeff Keicher has pulled ahead by more than 12,000 votes, likely securing his reelection bid to represent the 70th District in the Illinois General Assembly, according to numbers reported by The Associated Press.

A list of some of the best pizza in Kane, Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb counties and the Illinois Valley area, as voted on by Shaw Local News Network audiences.

The Kane County State's Attorney's Office has charged a Naperville woman with felony reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving in the death of a 29-year-old Cortland woman who was a motorcycle passenger.

Two DeKalb County residents will compete at the ballot box this fall, as both are vying for the Illinois House 70th District seat in the Illinois House of Representatives.

A trailer load of potentially life-saving supplies is expected to arrive in Asheville, North Carolina, this month thanks to the donations and charitable efforts of DeKalb County residents.

Should Illinois impose a state parks fee that is earmarked for maintenance of those facilities? If so, how should it be implemented? Randi Olson: At this point, there should not be a state park fee. At some point, there is a possibility we might need one.

Cortland Lions Club will host its second annual sock hop at its sixth annual ROAR-IN’ Car Show Saturday.

A 35-year-old Kingston woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a three-vehicle crash Wednesday at State Route 64 and Glidden Road, west of Sycamore, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from June 15 to 28, 2024.

Families looking to make the most out of the final days before school starts headed out to Cortland this weekend for the town's annual Cortland Summerfest, a chance to play games and enjoy live music.

5 things to do in DeKalb County: The annual Sycamore Steam Show and Threshing Bee kicks off Thursday. Cortland Summerfest runs Friday through Saturday and 50 Men Who Cook is on Saturday benefiting CASA DeKalb County.

It’s been 10 years of the DeKalb County Barn Tour, and organizers have some new additions to the event they’ll roll out Saturday. This year's tour will showcase six barns in Cortland and Sycamore.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from July 8 to 14, 2024.

A Cortland man was indicted by a statewide grand jury this month after an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office alleged he had multiple materials on his computer that depicted child sex abuse, according to DeKalb County court records.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from June 1 to 7, 2024.

A Cortland man has been charged with aggravated battery to a police officer after a DeKalb County sheriff’s deputy suffered a fractured arm while making an arrest this month, according to court documents. The man allegedly spit on another deputy while being arrested.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from May 13 to 31, 2024.

Update: A married couple from Rochelle was killed and multiple others injured in a five-car pileup on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County Tuesday, when a box truck crashed into another car, prompting a chain reaction of collisions, authorities said.

Overturned trailers in Cortland, power outages that briefly shut down air conditioning at DeKalb County Jail in Sycamore, a car in a flooded ditch in Genoa and downed power lines in DeKalb were all caused by severe weather Sunday night, authorities said. More on the way:

DeKalb County property transfers filed from May 6 to May 10, 2024.

Downed trees, overturned campers and local power outages Monday were the result of overnight storms rolling through DeKalb County.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 29 to May 5, 2024.

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Known for the “Little Nash Rambler,” Saturday’s event showed Nash newbies that the vehicles were way, way more than that.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 15 to April 21, 2024.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 8 to April 14, 2024.

Fifteen-year-old Justin Harley, a DeKalb High School student, is putting in the work when he isn’t busy with his studies. So much so that he’s already seeing the return on investment in his lawn care business.

As summer approaches, so do seasonal events, festivals and more in DeKalb County. Here’s your guide to what’s going on in communities around you:

The Cortland Community Library will host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance for patrons to learn about tolerance messages.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 1 to 5, 2024.

Residents of Cortland now have a new option when it comes to paying their utility bill.

A Maple Park woman was airlifted to a Rockford hospital over the weekend after she suffered serious injuries in a crash that police allege was caused by a Cortland woman driving drunk.

Rachel Nagler, of Cortland, talks stepping into the ER at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital right out of school and all the skills she's learned along the way, including how to go an extra mile for your patient.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 15 to 22, 2024.

The International Cultural Exchange Services, which helps foreign-exchange students connect with local families, recently welcomed April Fullerton as its new local coordinator in Cortland.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 8 to 14, 2024.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 1-7, 2024

Cortland mayor Mark Pietrowski Jr. recently announced his intention to run for reelection in the 2025 consolidated election.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from Feb. 13 to 29, 2024.

Easter Sunday is March 31. Here’s a non-exhaustive rundown of where you can take the kiddos this year on family-friendly Easter egg hunts across DeKalb County:

A Cortland woman pleaded not guilty this month to charges that she took photographs of girls being sexually abused and sold them to a Wisconsin man for $10 each, court records show.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, 2024.

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A Cortland woman is expected to be arraigned next month on charges that she took illegal photographs of girls and sold them to a Wisconsin man for $10 each, court records show.

Two people, including an 18-year-old, were hospitalized Sunday after a two-vehicle crash in rural Cortland Township, authorities said.

Police found 800 grams of marijuana and a “large grow lab” Friday when they searched the home of a Cortland woman because she had been accused of taking illegal photographs of girls and selling them to a Wisconsin man for $10 each, authorities alleged.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of Jan. 7-13, 2024.

A Plano driver was hospitalized to help warm up after the car he was driving veered off a snowy roadway Tuesday afternoon and overturned into a freezing creek in Cortland, authorities said.

Early morning fog that settled heavily onto rural DeKalb County roads Thursday played a factor in a four-vehicle crash that sent two people to the hospital, including one DeKalb man with serious injuries, authorities said.