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Kishwaukee College nursing student Tasha Kimble recently was bestowed a Lifelong Learning Award by the Illinois Community College Trustees Association.

NIU is the first public university to receive funds from the Sarah Siddons Society. The university is the fifth Chicago-area college to receive scholarship funds.

Families are invited to bring their babies and young children to the Somonauk Public Library next month for a chance to enjoy some fun enrichment.

The University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host its 16th annual Garden Walk July 12 in DeKalb, Genoa and Sycamore.

Families looking to learn more about preschool options for their children in DeKalb are invited to check out an information booth next month hosted by Northern Illinois University.

Introducing Little Barbs Academy: DeKalb schools are piloting a new program this fall to help youngsters transition to kindergarten and ensure a successful first day, DeKalb School District 428 announced this week.

Resource Bank’s Classics Club recently held a Ladies Night Out event for members. The club offers customers ages 50 and older opportunities for social events and trips.

DeKalb High School graduate Jenna Zimmerman recently was awarded the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s 2025 KSO High School Senior Musician Scholarship.

The band will perform modern jazz, patriotic, and 1960s and ’70s funk era music. The concert also features instrumental and vocal solo performances. Donations to support music education are welcome.

Double “J” Sports Bar, located at 1001 Essington Road in Joliet, hosts karaoke on Monday nights and Ladies Night on Thursdays.

Three Kishwaukee College students recently participated in a program meant to encourage those pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering or math.

Sycamore High School graduate Delaney Baylor has been awarded a scholarship to support her music education at Illinois State University.

The program provides transportation to residents in DeKalb, Kane and Kendall counties.

The Bolingbrook Village Board this week amended an ordinance regulating the use of electric bicycles (E-Bike) and electric scooters within the Village.

A 51-year-old DeKalb man was charged Thursday after a minor told police that the man allegedly sexually assaulted them more than 100 times for multiple years and stomped the minor’s pet birds to death, according to court records.

There's no shortage of Independence Day fireworks displays across DuPage County

Sweetbella’s is a DeKalb Farmers Market full-season vendor that offers sandwiches, soft drinks and to-go food.

The Blackberry Polo Club will host “A Wop Bop A Loo Bop!” fundraiser in July to benefit the Marquee Youth Stage.

Kane County residents should be wary of scams circulating recently in which victims reportedly receive phone calls notifying them of a missed jury duty summons or a warrant for their arrest. Those aren’t real calls, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office announced this week.

Area residents are invited to bring their aging electronics and other items to a public recycling and shredding event Saturday in Aurora.

A fire Thursday at a multi-unit residential building in Glen Ellyn remains under investigation, authorities said.

St. Mary’s Catholic School is turning 100, and plans to host various events throughout the year to celebrate.

Northern Illinois University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies and department of philosophy recently was awarded an American Council of Learned Societies grant to create more teaching positions.

Column: Kishwaukee United Way’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the allocation of $100,000 for fiscal 2026, meant to support basic needs of area residents, writes Michele Vaughn.

The Ellwood House Museum will partner with the DeKalb County History Center to hold an opening reception for its Arts in Action: “Sharing Stories” exhibit.

A DeKalb man pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence of drugs and causing a 2024 crash that killed sheriff’s deputy, veteran and mother Christina Musil. He's expected to be sentenced in August.

Even before Tommy, an 18-month-old Golden Retriever, was sworn in to service as Geneva’s first comfort dog, the shaggy canine had already been called to action. Tommy was presented at a recent public meeting this month.

The Kane County Liquor Commission on Wednesday denied Blackjack's Gentlemen's Club's application for a liquor license in a 2-2 tie vote, which is a denial because there was no majority vote. The strip club has been operating without a liquor license since 2012.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network the week of June 21-27, 2025.

Legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Sean Casten would expand the size of the U.S, Senate and House of Representatives

The Kane County Health Department is hosting a free online training session from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday on “Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth and Families in 2025"

Four-term State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, said he is exploring a possible run for Illinois governor, even as Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday morning he would seek a third term.

Three people were injured after an SUV collided with a Kaneland School District 302 school bus in Sugar Grove Wednesday, authorities said. “The village has been seeking approval to implement safety improvements for drivers,” Sugar Grove officials said of the intersection.

Indian Creek High School graduate Ellie Bend has been awarded the 2025 YEP Changemakers Scholarship, meant to honor Bend’s philanthropic efforts in the community.

A Cook County man accused of threatening a woman and hijacking a vehicle from a Villa Park Taco Bell in April will remain in jail until at least his next court appearance, prosecutors said

Becky Spratford has stepped down as a La Grange Library trustee after serving for 24 years.

From live music and food trucks to pet parades and pie-eating contests, here is a list of Kane County happenings on Fourth of July weekend:

Eager shoppers began lining up at 6 a.m. Wednesday outside the new Whole Foods Market in downtown St. Charles, ahead of the store’s grand opening ceremony. By 8:30 a.m., a line of nearly 200 people stretched from the grocer’s front door at 300 S. Second St.

Campton Hills officials canceled a public hearing scheduled for Thursday on a 962-acre annexation to allow more time to work with Geneva District 304, Village Administrator Mark Rooney said.

DeKalb County has several festivals in July and around the Fourth of July holiday to view fireworks and enjoy other family-friendly activities.

It’ll be more than two years since Sycamore teenager Kaleb D. McCall was stabbed to death by the time the youth accused in the killing stands trial, a DeKalb County judge ruled Tuesday. The teen will be tried as an adult.

DuPage County officials have recognized nearly three dozen small nonprofit organizations with funding through a county grant program.

The Lombard Garden Club has selected three Glenbard East seniors as the recipients of its 2025 scholarships. Each graduating senior will receive $2,000 toward their college expenses.

The Glen Ellyn Parks Foundation will hold its annual Fireworks from the Fishing Pier raffle.

After not having a liquor license since 2013, the owner of Blackjack’s Gentleman’s Club, Ann Marie Buttitta of St. Charles, applied for one to the Kane County Liquor Commission, records show.

A former Dania furniture store, an old bank and some auto service shops had been fading into obsolescence near the border of Lombard and Glen Ellyn.

Kane County Animal Control is hosting its next low-cost drive-through rabies vaccine and microchip clinic in August, with more offered in the fall.

DeKalb Fire Chief Mike Thomas gave an emotional farewell to the City Council on Monday, saying he feels grateful to everyone who made it possible for him to serve the DeKalb Fire Department the past 30 years.

Bethel Learning Center of Elmhurst has named Elizabeth Higgins as its new preschool director.

Elmhurst resident Margaret Battersby Black recently was installed as the third vice president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association