DeKalb County

When DeKalb was turning around a slow start, Brytasia Long was at the center of the run that looked like it would give the Barbs a comeback win on Thursday. But Neuqua Valley responded after DeKalb scored 13 straight, holding on for a 46-42 win at DeKalb.

Rooted For Good released a list of February locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, no requirements necessary. Here's where the mobile food pantry will be in DeKalb County this month.

The Suter Company’s Community Enrichment Grant Program will offer $100,000 to DeKalb County nonprofits to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of DeKalb will host the last of its winter farmers market fundraisers to finance two new roof furnaces.

DeKalb County Board member Jerry Osland, 70, of Sandwich, has died, multiple sources confirmed with Shaw Local News Network.

The newly approved DeKalb School District 428 elementary school attendance maps are meant to help reduce classroom sizes from 28 to 25 for grades K-5, officials said. They'll go into effect in the fall.

A month before an expected jury trial was set to convene, Timothy M. Doll, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering DeKalb teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in May 2023. He's expected to be sentenced in April. He faces decades in prison.

Unfortunately, oversalting sidewalks, parking lots and roadways in an effort to reduce ice-related injuries is also causing chloride toxicity in our waterways and impacts aquatic life, soil and human health, writes Julie Jesmer of DeKalb's Citizens' Environmental Commission.

Sycamore City Council’s first meeting of the month was over in less than 7 minutes Monday. Here’s everything they accomplished in that time.

The girls clothing store Evsie in DeKalb recently left the premises at 2451 Sycamore Road to make way for what the store previously said would be more Maurices.

At the Feb. 3 Sandwich City Council meeting, City Council members unanimously voted to amend the city’s municipal code and add six additional stop signs in the Fairwinds subdivision.

Josiah Mitchell scored 19 points off the bench to lead Sycamore, which was playing without Isaiah Feuerbach, to a 62-53 wire-to-wire win over La Salle-Peru on Tuesday.

DeKalb city leaders recently faced questioning over a newly-instituted measure that allows police officers to patrol buses.

Multiple DeKalb County area businesses will close Monday for Day Without Immigrants, a national campaign meant to show the importance of immigrant communities. Protests will address 'these times of uncertainty for many of our community members," a business owner said online.

State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, is inviting local leaders, students and community members to an Open House event 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, to celebrate her new district office at 628 Columbus St. (Suite 408) in Ottawa.

The nation’s top doctor issued a recent warning on alcohol and cancer risk. Amit Bhate, a radiation oncologist at Northwestern Medicine, said the guidance seeks to create greater awareness about the dangers of alcohol.

Newly appointed DeKalb County Judge Jill Konen presided over her first hearing Monday in the mayoral legal battle waged between the DeKalb Electoral Board and candidate Linh Nguyen.

Sandwich Police Sgt. Dan Whitecotton did the staff study as part of the Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command program.

State Sen. Li Arellano Jr., R-Dixon, and State Rep. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, have been appointed to several key legislative committee roles.

More than 30 DeKalb County businesses took part in Day Without Immigrants, a nationwide campaign, by closing on Monday to show solidarity in their stance against President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration policies. The campaign also raises awareness for immigrant communities.

The DeKalb Women’s Club’s next meeting will feature a presentation by Barb Rotondo from The Garden Market in Sycamore.

The DeKalb Township will host a series of AARP Smart Driver Courses beginning Feb. 5 to teach residents defensive driving strategies and provide a road rules refresher.

The DeKalb Public Library will host two hygge programs as part of its Hygge Winter Happiness series.

The DeKalb Public Library will partner with AARP Foundation Tax-Aide to host a program for patrons to receive tax return assistance.

The Sycamore Music Boosters’ annual “A Note to Remember” fundraiser will return to support local music programs.

Attendees can learn how to melt wax, add dye and decorate a candle holder.

The free children’s event will be at 10 a.m. Feb. 8 in the library’s Story and Activity Room, 309 Oak St.

As the verdict was read Thursday and family of Patricia Wilson and Robert Wilson wept, Jonathan D. Hurst, found guilty of murdering the elderly mother and her son, sat next to his defense lawyers and appeared to show no reaction.

Enjoy a day on the slopes and trails at these downhill and cross-country skiing locations in the suburbs and northwest Illinois.

For the past two winters, volunteers with a DeKalb church have been giving those without anywhere to go another option to stay warm during cold nights.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a program for patrons to create a Valentine’s Day card.

The league’s next general meeting is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 6. KVAL members will present art pieces created for the Secret Subject challenge.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a Safe Passage information booth for patrons to learn about the organization’s services.

The Sycamore Public Library will host an event for patrons to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Some DeKalb-area Muslim and Jewish faith leaders said they’re encouraged by the ceasefire deal that came after a 15 monthslong war between Israel and Hamas.

Opinion|Vaughn: Kicking off 2025, Kishwaukee United Way teamed up with DeKalb High School for an electrifying gym rally designed to motivate students and staff to finish the academic school year on a high note.

The City of DeKalb is seeking to dismiss a petition to remove mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen from voters’ ballots in the April 1 consolidated election. In response, Nguyen said the filing was "A blatant attempt to deny voters their right to choose their mayoral candidate."

Even when something went wrong for DeKalb during Friday’s game against Sycamore in the FNBO Challenge at the NIU Convocation Center, there seemed to be someone ready to correct it. Not that the Barbs needed additional opportunities, overwhelming the Spartans, 59-38.

Especially motivated to end Sycamore’s 10-game winning streak in this annual trophy game since it’s her final season, Brytasia Long scored 10 points to help DeKalb to a 40-29 victory.

DeKalb Township Supervisor Mary Hess is running for reelection in the April, she announced this week.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network this week, Jan. 24-30, 2025.

Five people, including an infant and toddler from Genoa, were taken to area hospitals following a two-car crash east of Kingston on Thursday morning, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The DeKalb and Sycamore boys basketball teams renew their rivalry Friday at the NIU Convocation Center. The Barbs have won the last three games in the series.

It took the jury less than three hours Thursday to find Jonathan D. Hurst guilty of the 2016 murders of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson, 85, and Robert Wilson, 64. The verdict came on the sixth day of trial.

The Indian Valley Theatre is offering its annual Mimi Bryan Memorial Scholarship to college-bound seniors from Sandwich and surrounding communities who demonstrate a strong passion for the arts.

The DeKalb girls basketball team stopped a 16-game losing streak to Sycamore earlier this season. They'll look to end a 10-game skid to the Spartans at the NIU Convocation Center on Friday and reclaim the trophy for the first time since 2014.

Traces of Jonathan D. Hurst's DNA were found on a pillow and two knives tucked away in a crawl space in the basement laundry room of Patricia and Robert Wilson's rural Sycamore home, a forensic expert testified Wednesday. The Wilsons were found bludgeoned to death in 2016.

Your last chance to grab a bite to eat at Wahlburgers inside Hy-Vee in Sycamore is fast approaching, according to a news release from the midwest grocer.

The DeKalb Public Library will hold a program for patrons to learn about Civil Rights Movement leaders Ferdinand Lee Barnett and Ida B. Wells.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a screening of the documentary “Alice’s Ordinary People” for patrons to learn about Civil Rights Movement member Alice Tregay.