The city of DeKalb and DeKalb County governments are gaining national recognition for their efforts to honor military personnel wounded or killed in action, according to a news release.

The FBI and Aurora police are seeking potential victims or anyone with information on Michael Herbert, a now-former board member of Aurora Christian Schools charged with several felonies related to alleged sex abuse of minors.

This year, 158 participating nonprofits and endowment funds received support from 3,232 donors who made 9,833 donations

The Sycamore City Council may soon impose a fee on those who need the city’s fire department to respond to certain car crashes, city documents show.

Rayna White, a recent graduate of Sycamore High School, is the recipient of the 2026 YEP Changemakers Scholarship, the DeKalb County Community Foundation announced.

The owner of a Sycamore-based real estate firm said Tuesday that pictures of a home his brokerage is under contract for were used in an attempted scam.

The Heavy Metal Summer Experience, put on through a partnership between the DeKalb Chamber Foundation and DeKalb Mechanical, provides high school-aged students interested in the trades an opportunity to learn through hands-on training.

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Sycamore-based Treehouse Pie Company is inviting the public to a “Strawberry Party” for residents to celebrate the start of summer.

The Sycamore football team is holding a summer camp under new head coach Rob Stover at Sycamore High School.

For the year 2025 alone, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that the financial loss to the public is more than $20 billion. More often than not the victims are 60 years and older.

Hamza Khatatbeh, 17, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday, nearly three years after he stabbed Sycamore teenager Kaleb McCall to death in a bank parking lot.

Hamza Khatatbeh, 17, was sentenced to 17 years for second-degree murder Wednesday by DeKalb County Associate Judge Stephanie Klein, for the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall.

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At least 100 people gathered in the new Sycamore Fire Station No. 1 Friday to watch a firefighter’s version of a ribbon cutting. Interim Fire Chief Mike Thomas said the new "station belongs to the entire community."

Exactly 13 months after ground was broken for the construction of a new Sycamore Fire Station No. 1, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to formally open the building to the public on Friday.

The Kishwaukee Valley Art League’s annual Northern Illinois Art Show returns this weekend, June 6-7, to Sycamore.

A firefighter was injured while responding to a detached-garage fire in Sycamore on Wednesday, according to the Sycamore Fire Department.

CASA DeKalb County will hold its fifth annual CASA 5K Color Run on Saturday for community members to support its efforts advocating for DeKalb County children suffering from neglect or abuse.

The 2026 Sycamore Farmers Market season kicked off at a new location Tuesday on the grounds of the DeKalb County History Center, with a well-attended market and happy vendors. The market runs weekly through Sept. 1

The Sycamore Farmers Market held its opening day Tuesday at the DeKalb County History Center. The farmers market will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays from June 2 through Sept. 1 on the history center’s front lawn, 1730 N. Main St., Sycamore.

The majority of the city of Sycamore’s annual revenue comes from sales tax, not property taxes, according to city documents and officials. Here's the breakdown

The Sycamore Fire Department reported that a residential fire on South Locust Street Saturday night was accidental in nature, but remains under investigation.

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Eighteen local organizations will receive a share of $119,900 in Community Needs Grants from the DeKalb County Community Foundation to help local programming.

A single-family home in Sycamore that sold for $483,000 nears the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DeKalb County over the past week.

A decision from the state review board capable of determining if the former Kindred Sycamore Hospital building can again be used as a long-term acute care facility won’t be made this month.

The Sycamore Public Library will hold its 2026 “Plant a Seed, Read!” Summer Reading Challenge to encourage community members to read during the summer. The challenge runs through Aug. 7.

The DeKalb County History Center will host an event for community members to celebrate its campus expansion project’s grand opening and new “We the People of DeKalb County” exhibit debut.

Update: A Sycamore woman killed by a train in downtown DeKalb on Thursday was identified Friday by police.

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A judge on Wednesday postponed an expected sentencing for a teenager guilty in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall, ruling after she said the defense filed a last-minute motion and apologizing to the victim’s family.

Hamza Khatatbeh was scheduled to be sentenced for second-degree murder Wednesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse, for the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall but his defense was granted a continuance until June 10.

A family dog alerted the rest of the household to a late-night fire on Friday in Sycamore, authorities said.

Sycamore High School seniors and loved ones filled the fieldhouse on Sunday for the Class of 2026 Commencement.

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The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of a new Great Clips location in town.

Communities in Kendall and DeKalb counties will be opening their farmers markets for the season.

The DeKalb County History Center's campus expansion project renovated the corn crib into an outdoor music and gathering venue. The venue space will be used for the Sycamore Farmers Market, community programs and live performances.

Sycamore Mayor Steve Braser is seeking to rally support for a proposed $11 million healthcare development that would modernize the former Sycamore Kindred Hospital building after the property’s former owners signaled opposition to the facility’s revival

DeKalb County-area cities, veterans groups and organizers will host Memorial Day events throughout the county for the public to honor all deceased service members. Here's what's happening Monday

The Sycamore girls soccer team defeated Rock Island Friday afternoon to win the Class 2A regional final at Sycamore High School.

Expect patriotic pumpkins to line the walkways of the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn this October, thanks to a timely idea from North Grove Elementary School student Rayna Hochstatter, 9.

Four new Sycamore first responders were sworn into duty during the Sycamore City Council meeting this week.

A proposed renovation that would transform the interior of the former Central School building in downtown Sycamore into more than a dozen apartment units has the approval of the Sycamore City Council.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists will offer two “Stretch, Play, Recover: Pickleball Tips” next month in Genoa and Sycamore for community members to learn more about the sport.

In front of the family of Gary and Holly Schmidt, who were found killed in their home in September 2025, their son, the man authorities allege is responsible, was found unfit to stand trial on Monday.

Sycamore Central School could become a downtown apartment building, depending on the whims of the Sycamore City Council on Monday.

Youth Engaged in Philanthropy awarded $19,200 in grants to support projects and programs serving youth across DeKalb County.

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