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Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess will deliver his “State of the City” address Feb. 20

Protecting Medicaid is the focus of a rally Sunday at the DuPage County Courthouse

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.

A former Wheaton resident was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for her role in the 2018 murder of a West Chicago man.

An annual education conference whose mission is to create an inclusive and welcoming culture through understanding and empathy will be held Saturday at Lyons Township High School's South Campus.

A crowd of more than 150 people gathered in West Chicago to protest mass deportations Monday, saying the policy unfairly targets Latino residents.

Two men are in custody after Oak Brook police say they stole a car and fled on foot after being pulled over early Friday morning.

DuPage County Board members have agreed to pay a lobbying firm up to $96,000 to represent county interests before Congress and federal executive branch agencies for another year.

Lemont High School was represented in the main event at the country’s largest statewide theatre festival for the first time since 2016.

Downers Grove Grade School District 58 is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on its board of education following the resignation of Gregory Harris

DuPage County is offering a new round of grants to help small nonprofit organizations provide job readiness, food assistance and other programs.

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.

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.

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.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin is dismissing charges in 19 marijuana-impaired driving cases because laboratories incorrectly detected or measured THC in defendants’ bodies.

A motion was approved Friday to detain pre-trial a Hanover Park man accused of robbing two Lombard 7-Eleven convenience stores at gunpoint, prosecutors said.

A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs starting in 2021.

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

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.

The DeKalb Community Cleat Closet is partnering with the DeKalb Chamber Leadership Academy and DeKalb County United to accept items for its upcoming cleat distribution.

St. Mary’s Catholic School recently announced the first and second place winners of its 2025 spelling bee.

Kishwaukee College will host several discussions and events to celebrate Black History Month throughout February. Events begin Feb. 4.

A motion was approved Tuesday to detain pre-trial an armed Cook County man charged with leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car, prosecutors said.

A DuPage County judge has denied Glendale Heights Village President Chodri Khokhar’s request to have the county clerk stop preparing the April 1 consolidated election ballot while the court considers whether his name should appear on the ballot.

The Stage Coach Players will hold auditions starting in February for three productions in its upcoming 2025 season.

Kishwaukee College is currently accepting nominations for its 2025 Awards of Excellence.

The Living Room at Northwestern Medicine’s Ben Gordon Center recently opened a new food pantry to support the community’s clients and families nutritional needs.

A jury has found Richard Goodwin, 59, formerly of Glendale Heights, guilty of the 2021 murder of Hanover Park resident Marek Krywko.

The J.F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center will host a “Glidden’s 1873 Date Night” for residents to enjoy 1870 courting traditions.

The February hybrid Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore series at the DeKalb County History Center will feature a program on how to preserve family treasures.

The Sycamore United Methodist Church’s ABC Preschool program will host an open house for parents to learn about the preschool and daycare offering.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan will award one $500 scholarship to a DeKalb County student for the 2025-26 academic year.

The fundraiser will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 at St. Mary’s Parish Center, 244 Waterman St., Sycamore.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a live demonstration for patrons to learn about different technology for digitizing and scanning old media.

The DeKalb Public Library on Jan. 29 will partner with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive to strengthen its blood supply.

Opening statements were made and testimony began Thursday in the double murder trial of Jonathan D. Hurst at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore. Hurst is charged in the 2016 slayings of Sycamore mother and son Patricia Wilson, 85, and Robert Wilson, 64.

More than 100 parishioners gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove to both honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember that there is more work to be done to fulfill his dream.

The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host an artisan market and the next edition of the Gardeners Pathway series. The event will be from 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Feb. 22 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore.