The man on track to be the next DeKalb County Administrator has rescinded his application for the job, DeKalb County Board Chairman John Frieders announced during a special executive committee meeting Wednesday.

A first-time candidate plans to throw his hat into the race for a seat on the DeKalb County Board in 2026.

A former DeKalb County Board member and a former DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy are accused of defrauding the federal COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program in multiple charges filed in DeKalb County Court.

A former DeKalb County elected official who once led the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity recently pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from the nonprofit, court records show.

A nearly yearlong search for the next DeKalb County administrator concluded this week as the next government leader was named, hailing from a downstate small city.

DeKalb County Board member Savannah Ilenikhena plans to resign at the end of June, she announced this week.

The DeKalb County Board has voted to allow the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to hire a position officials believe could have helped prevent the fiscal crisis that nearly led to the property’s sale.

Concerns over a large-scale solar farm spurred multiple residents to speak up during a recent DeKalb County Board meeting, but the project causing anxiety hasn’t yet been put to a vote.

The Fairdale street light district, which is responsible for levying a tax to pay ComEd for the rental and operation of public light poles in the area, has asked DeKalb County to take on its responsibilities.

DeKalb County Democrats and Republicans unanimously agreed this week not to enact a 1% grocery tax on unincorporated areas, though some municipalities still are considering it. "There’s something really evil about taxing food,” Democrat Scott Campbell said.

The DeKalb County Board on Wednesday will get a chance to comment on a proposal that could add a countywide 1% grocery tax, though not everyone appears for it. A Board committee unanimously opposed the tax last week. A full County Board vote still could happen, however.

DeKalb County government has settled a lawsuit filed against private buyers who backed out of a planned $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, records show.

The DeKalb County Board spent time this week remembering one of their own, the late Jerry Osland, of Sandwich, who died Feb. 2 and represented District 12 as a Republican on the board.

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

The DeKalb County Board this week approved a $6.9 million contract for a construction project that will widen Peace Road and replace a bridge along the road north of Route 64 in Sycamore.

A new bridge and a wider roadway could be in store for future travelers along Peace Road in Sycamore, according to the DeKalb County Highway Department. County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said he estimates the cost to be closer to $7 million.

Here are official results for the 2024 November election for the DeKalb County circuit clerk, coroner, state's attorney, as well as DeKalb County Board, local legislative races and referendums.

A week after Republicans became poised to regain control of the DeKalb County Board by winning nine of 10 competitive races, the heads of the area Democrats and Republicans share how they view the results.

DeKalb County Republicans won nine of the 10 contested races for the DeKalb County Board in the Nov. 5 election and flipped control of the board, if unofficial vote totals hold.

When state Rep. Lance Yednock, D-Ottawa, opted not to run for reelection, it opened the door for a new face to represent the 76th District in Springfield. Democrat Amy "Murri" Briel and Republican Liz Bishop are vying for the seat.

What will happen in the 10 contested races for the DeKalb County Board is anyone’s guess, but as polls closed Tuesday, local Democrat and Republican party chairs said they still had high hopes for their party’s candidates. Stay here for unofficial County Board results

On Nov. 5, DeKalb County voters will choose who next gets to represent them on the DeKalb County Board, which oversees countywide taxes, budgets and other policy-making. Meet candidates running for DeKalb County Board Districts 1 through 5.

On Nov. 5, DeKalb County voters will choose who next gets to represent them on the DeKalb County Board, which oversees countywide taxes, budgets and other policy-making. Meet candidates running for DeKalb County Board Districts 6 through 12.

Taxes continue to be a top concern for DeKalb County voters. If elected, how would you alleviate the tax burden on local taxpayers? Traci Griffin-Lappe: I'm committed to finding ways to ease this burden on our community.

Do you support the Prairie Band Potowatomi’s efforts to reclaim federally-recognized stolen land in Shabbona? Anna Wilhelmi: Yes. The Potowatami Nation Prairie Band had their land stolen many years ago, and must be made whole

What would you prioritize in DeKalb County's government budget if elected? Shell (Celeste) DeYoung Dunn: I do fully support funding education, healthcare and other essential infrastructures.

Do you support solar infrastructure? Stewart Ogilvie: Yes, I fully support all avenues available to reduce our carbon footprint. I approach each land use individually.

If elected, how would you alleviate the tax burden on local taxpayers? Kim Coovert: It is critically important to hold the line and hopefully reduce the tax burden of DeKalb County residents.

If elected, how would you alleviate the tax burden on local taxpayers? Rhonda L. Henke: Encouraging new growth and jobs will help lessen the burden placed on taxpayers.

Realigning Plank Road in DeKalb County could cost between $12 and $15 million, the most for a road project in county history, but those numbers aren’t final, County Engineer Nathan Schwartz said this week. While next steps were approved, the work could take years.

A partial assessment of Meta’s newly constructed property in DeKalb, which will be abated in future tax cycles, has significantly increased DeKalb County’s property tax base and given officials new tax options to consider.

Taxes continue to be a top concern for DeKalb County voters. If elected, how would you alleviate the tax burden on local taxpayers? Susan Smith Lindell: I will vote in favor of any legislation to reduce the county portion of the property taxes.

Do you support solar infrastructure? Laura Hoffman: The current Illinois laws set the requirements for solar permits. We can make sure the demands of those permits are fulfilled and ask for good neighbor policies to be met by the corporations.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan this week denounced plans for a Kirkland rodeo expected to be held Saturday amid his office’s ongoing investigation into animal abuse, and said he opposed the county’s issuance of a second permit for the event.

If barbed wire revolutionized agriculture in the 19th century, the innovation created by Steve Faivre and fellow farmer Dave Larson on Faivre’s DeKalb farm can be credited with propelling farming practices into the data-driven world of the 21st century.

Officials hoping to build a 4.2-megawatt commercial solar energy system in Mayfield Township believe the project won’t hurt nearby property values, according to an application submitted by plan developers.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said this week his office is investigating allegations of animal cruelty at a rodeo-style event held on private property in Kirkland in July.

A bridge along Perry Road in eastern DeKalb County is expected to close for construction in September, according to the DeKalb County Highway Department.

DeKalb County has a new interim administrator, after a DeKalb County Board vote Wednesday night that heralded the end of county administrator Brian Gregory’s tenure with the county.

Maureen Little, a Republican DeKalb County Board member from District 1, announced she will be vacating her seat and moving out of the county at a board meeting on Wednesday night.

DeKalb County will likely have a new county administrator, at least on an interim basis, by Wednesday night.

DeKalb County Administrator Brian Gregory told DeKalb County Board members this week he intends to resign from his position and take a job in the private sector later this summer. Gregory confirmed the news to Shaw Local News Network Friday.

Six years after it was announced, a new wing devoted to transitional care for residents opened this week at the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Officials said they believe the new wing will help grow census numbers, a needed step to improving overall finances.

The changes predominantly affect how DeKalb County Board members will be kept in the loop to the happenings of the nursing center and oversight board, and who will be responsible for those reports.

A request from a renewable energy company to set up a 5-megawatt commercial solar energy system west of Somonauk Road in Squaw Grove Township has been approved by the DeKalb County Board.

The DeKalb County Board will not meet Wednesday and will instead hold its regular meeting the following week, as county offices will be closed on June 19 for the national holiday Juneteenth.

DeKalb County voters will have a new way to drop off their vote-by-mail ballots in future elections, DeKalb County Clerk Tasha Sims said during Wednesday’s DeKalb County Committee of the Whole meeting.

A list of election judge candidates from the two major political parties could go before DeKalb County Board, which has authority to approve them as qualified electors eligible to serve as election judges, next week.

Shenandoah Solar, a limited liability company owned by Ironwood Projects LLC, has sought permission from DeKalb County to build a 5-megawatt commercial solar energy systems on the west side of Somonauk Road in Squaw Grove Township

Seven months after the $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was called off, DeKalb County Board has approved a new position for the county-owned facility.