With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

"Your remarks about this effort over the last several weeks have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties and are not fit for the auspicious office that you occupy," Gov. JB Pritzker said of President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

The list includes voters’ names, addresses, voting history and the date when they registered to vote

The Chicago Bears will need to cut their roster down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Here are the latest moves the Bears have made so far.

Make the end of summer more memorable by planning a getaway at a unique resort or bed & breakfast in northern Illinois

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently welcomed Scott Gulke as its new finance director.

Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently awarded $30,000 in 2025 Spinoso Masters scholarships to four local students pursuing postgraduate degrees.

The DeKalb Public Library will hold an international cheese tasting for residents to sample various international cheeses.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright wanted to prove that he can still play in the NFL when the team signed him in April. Here's how a group chat with his brother and cousin, who both play in the league, helped him do that this training camp.

Catch up on the week’s top DeKalb County news and sports in minutes for the week of Aug. 17-23. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you

Check out some of the top pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network this week: Aug. 16-23, 2025.

“Bake It Til You Make It” tells the story of Yolanda, who always dreamed of becoming a celebrity baker

The DeKalb Public Library will host a craft swap for adults and teens to shop for and donate craft supplies.

Illinois will allow health care professionals to prescribe certain medications over the next decade even if the federal government revokes approval for a drug under House Bill 3637

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Tacoverse and welcomed the restaurant to its membership.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently launched a new program meant to support area nonprofits, businesses and philanthropy donors.

The Chicago Bears' starters came out slow Friday night at the Kansas City Chiefs, but the backups came back in the final seconds to win 29-27. Here are five of the biggest takeaways from Friday night’s game.

Morris and DeKalb took the field against each other to help prepare for next week's season opener

Adults and teens can learn about diorama-making basics during a program at the DeKalb Public Library.

The free workshop will be at 11 a.m. Aug. 23 in the library’s lower-level Zimmerman Meeting Room, 309 Oak St.

Families can enjoy their favorite fall traditions of apple and pumpkin picking in Maple Park. The apple orchard opens Aug. 23, while the Pumpkin FunFarm opens Sept. 19.

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will wrap up the preseason Friday night when they travel to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Here are four of the storylines to watch Friday night.

Scam alert: The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office warned residents Thursday that an apparent phone scam asking callers to deposit money into a Bitcoin ATM is making its rounds.

Shaw Media is set to buy four northern Illinois newspapers after their publisher abruptly shut down operations earlier this month, including The Rochelle News-Leader, Ogle County Life, The Mendota Reporter, and The Amboy News

A Rochelle woman was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering what police called a medical issue while driving that caused her car to crash into a tree, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Corn Fest is this weekend in downtown DeKalb, while Sycamore will host the Ribs, Rhythm & Brews festival Saturday, Aug. 23.

The band 7th Heaven will perform Friday, Aug. 22, while Taylorville, a Taylor Swift tribute band, will perform Sunday, Aug. 24.

The fall months bring several craft beer festivals throughout northern Illinois.

The Bears gave their fans exactly what they were craving in their preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, the first taste of the Ben Johnson era, Marc Silverman writes.

Season features renowned soloists, powerful masterworks by Brahms, Gershwin, Strauss, Grieg, Coleman, Dvořák and more.

A DeKalb woman was hospitalized Tuesday after a two-car crash in DeKalb Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The DeKalb Township will host a Wise and Well Senior Summit to inform, connect and support seniors.

Chicago Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent couldn't hold back tears when thinking about where he came from to where he was on Wednesday. He went from being an undrafted free agent to earning a two-year, $10 million extension.

Community members experiencing memory loss and their care partners will be able to attend a memory cafe at the DeKalb Public Library.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a “Returning to Romance through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction” watch party for adults and teens ages 16 and older featuring romance book author Casey McQuiston.

The Sycamore Public Library will partner with the DeKalb County History Center to hold its final story time for the summer.

Now that Sycamore Community School District 427 has hired a national firm to search for the district’s next superintendent, here’s what the community should expect to happen.

The Chicago Bears have secured their quarterback room for their next few seasons when they reportedly signed backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year, $10 million extension Wednesday.

Both full-time temporary and hourly on-call positions are available to help maintain more than 45,000 lane miles statewide during the winter months, according to IDOT.

Oswego Village President Ryan Kauffman moderated the town hall, which was part of Underwood’s summer town hall series. The congresswoman has three more scheduled over the next week in DeKalb, LaSalle and Bureau counties.

Chicago Bears offensive lineman Theo Benedet might've been overlooked for the starting left tackle job at the start of training camp. But a month after camp started, Benedet believes he's put himself in contention for the job.

This popular annual festival is held in the city's downtown and will have delicious barbecue, cold beer and live bands.

The Sunflower Fest at Kuipers Family Farm in Maple Park runs from Aug. 23 through Sept. 14.

While pickleball remains the fastest growing sport, municipalities across northern Illinois are looking to the latest fads of pump tracks, futsal courts and inclusive playgrounds to add in public park renovations

Severe thunderstorms with the risk for damaging winds and even tornadoes could hit northern Illinois on Monday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service warned.

The governor signed 266 laws on Friday, moving closer to finalizing his part in approving – or rejecting – over 430 laws sent to him by lawmakers this spring.

The Chicago Bears still don't have a clear leader in the starting left tackle competition. Here's why returning starter Braxton Jones still remains undeterred.