The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team traveled to Somonauk Thursday to take on Somonauk/Leland.

The Hinckley-Big Rock girls basketball team welcomed the Illinois Math and Science Academy Thursday night for a matchup on the hardwood.

The Genoa-Kinston boys basketball team hosted Hinckley-Big Rock Tuesday night in a nonconference matchup.

The first-time parents of the first baby to be born in DeKalb County in 2026 drove their child home to Hinckley on Friday.

2025 Year in Review: These feel-good, unique and community-focused news stories made headlines in DeKalb County this year for highlighting major wins, triumph over adversity and neighbors celebrating neighbors.

A Hinckley man with a history of confrontations with the police was arrested on Tuesday after several hours of negotiations with DeKalb County sheriff’s deputies. He's the same man who crashed a car into the Sycamore Police Department in 2021, according to court records.

Rooted For Good released a list of December locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, with no requirements necessary.

DeKalb County area communities have announced Halloween events and trick-or-treat hours for Oct. 31.

Rooted For Good released a list of October locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, no requirements necessary. To receive Grow Mobile alerts, text FreeGroceries to 844-727-2012.

A new Hinckley community service fund has been set up to honor the legacy of the late Michael Constant and support local efforts to strengthen the town.

When LivingWell Cancer Resource Center opened its doors on Sept. 1, 2005, its mission statement was to instill people living with cancer with knowledge, optimism – and the inspiration to live well. And for 20 years, it has done just that.

State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, and state Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Cherry Valley, will hold a coffee and conversations event for constituents to discuss state issues.

The Hinckley Police Department will host its annual National Night Out event to promote public safety and encourage positive relationships between residents, law enforcement and first responders.

Eleven DeKalb County area libraries have been awarded more than $295,000 in state grant funding, about half of which is expected to be used to improve library technologies and at least one construction project.

The man who died after a motorcycle crash in Sugar Grove July 6 has been identified as Anthony Thomas, 26, of Hinckley.

A Maple Park man died and a toddler was injured Saturday in a small plane crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said. The man, who piloted the plane. was identified Sunday.

A Hinckley woman was charged this month after police allege she attacked an Elgin man with a large kitchen knife, injuring him in a domestic attack, court records show.

Marshall Morong, 7, high-fived his first grade teacher after stepping out of a Tesla Cybertruck Monday, returning to school amid cheers months after a successful heart transplant. ‘Thank you to our donor family for choosing life in such a difficult moment,’ his mom said

Marshall Morong, a first grader at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, arrived in style Monday morning riding in a Tesla Cybertruck donated for use by Tesla of Naperville, escorted by Hinckley and Big Rock first responders. Morong has missed much of the school year while in the hospital waiting for, and eventually receiving, a heart transplant.

Looking for something to do in DeKalb County this weekend? Check out a number of Cinco de Mayo events, springtime vendor markets, May the Fourth Be With You celebration and more.

A 14-year-old boy from the Hinckley-Big Rock area fell about 25 to 30 feet Thursday in La Salle Canyon at Starved Rock State Park.

Looking for something to do this upcoming Easter weekend in DeKalb County? Check out some ideas here, along with previews for local family-friendly events to expect this spring.

Opinion: April has brought the end of Mac & Cheese Madness and the start of spring events, writes Alexis Aviles of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Developing: A Waterman woman, 77, suffered serious injuries after the car she was driving went off the road and flipped multiple times in the early morning hours Tuesday near Hinckley, authorities said.

Elvis, Taylor Swift, Patrick Mahomes, Wayne Gretzky, David Beckham and other celebrities were all at a DeKalb County elementary school this month. At least that’s what the school’s third-grade class wanted you to think.

Third graders at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School were decked out as historical figures Thursday during their Wax Museum in which students wrote a report and presented a speech as their person from history.

St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Hinckley will host its annual Cookie Walk and Bake Sale on Dec. 14.

Rooted for Good, formerly DeKalb County Community Gardens, will hold two free food distribution events in honor of Giving Tuesday, Dec. 3.

The Hinckley Police Department will partner with the U.S. Marine Corps 2024 to host a Toys for Tots program. The boxes will be available through Dec. 12.

DeKalb County trick-or-treat hours for Halloween 2024, and seasonal spooky events for the whole family

South Moon BBQ in Hinckley plans to reopen Friday for customers after the restaurant’s smoker sustained damage in a fire about a week ago, its owners said.

A fire that broke out inside South Moon BBQ in Hinckley remains under investigation Friday, though authorities said no injuries were reported.

Crop dusting planes are a common sight during the northern Illinois farming season as they fly acrobatically over DeKalb County farms.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network this week.

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

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

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

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

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, visited Hinckley this week to help mark the library’s new downtown move, bolstered by more than $1 million in federal aid to relocate the library to a 6,000-square-foot downtown space, 142 W. Lincoln Ave.

The updated guide and website showcase Aurora, Batavia, Big Rock, Hinckley, Montgomery, North Aurora, Oswego, Plano, Sugar Grove and Yorkville.

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

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 25 to 31, 2024.

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

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

DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 16 to 26, 2024.

DeKalb-based Safe Passage Inc. recently was awarded $2.5 million in federal funding, along with more than $1 million to the Hinckley Public Library, part of a $12.6 million federal funding package secured with help from Congresswoman Lauren Underwood’s office.

Two EF-0 tornadoes touched down in DeKalb County during Tuesday’s severe weather, reported the National Weather Service Wednesday.

Damage from Tuesday night's tornado was evident along East Sandwich Road in the southern part of Hinckley Wednesday..

A possible tornado was spotted near Hinckley Tuesday night, according to a spokesperson with the National Weather Service. A tornado watch remains in effect for DeKalb County through 10 p.m., and a wind advisory through 6 a.m. Wednesday.

An early childhood educator at Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School has been named among the finalists for the statewide Golden Apple Award for her work teaching a blended classroom, including students with special needs.