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Sycamore officials have accepted a public sanitary sewer and water main into the city’s waterworks after the infrastructure was installed in the Stonegate of Heron Creek development.

The Village Greek restaurant in downtown Sycamore will serve its last meal on New Year’s Eve, said owner Makie Maratos, who also owns Sycamore State Theater next door.

A 66-year-old woman was killed Tuesday after she was struck by a car while attempting to walk across the road near her home in unincorporated Sycamore, authorities said.

Sycamore businesses will be required to share state tax documents with the city next year, following a unanimous vote from the Sycamore City Council this week.

Some streets in Sycamore will no longer have street parking on school days, and others will have reduced speed limits after the Sycamore City Council approved changes to the city’s road laws this week. City Manager Michael Hall said the changes are meant to make streets safer.

Staff and teachers, from kindergarten to Sycamore High School, have begun receiving AI video training sessions, according to district documents. District 427 officials hope to begin implementing AI into the classroom during the 2026-2027 school year.

Sycamore officials could opt to authorize changes to signs, speed limits and other laws for at least seven intersections and roadways inside the city on Monday.

A DeKalb man was jailed and denied release this week after being accused of sexually abusing a minor in a Walmart bathroom in December 2024, according to court records. Police said he had a history of approaching minors at the DeKalb Walmart.

The Sycamore City Council unanimously approved a $25.39 million budget that includes a $1.31 million increase on personnel, contractual services and supplies.

The city portion of the 2025 property tax bill will likely go up for Sycamore residents after the Sycamore City Council voted to keep the same tax rate that was used for the previous billing cycle.

There’s a vacancy on the Sycamore Community School District 427 Board of Education.

School officials said taxpayers could owe the Sycamore School District 427 a smaller amount than last year on their 2025 property tax bill, which will be due in 2026, provided their home value didn't change.

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.

Despite dealing with a deficit when creating the proposed $38.74 million fiscal 2026 DeKalb County budget, the county’s top official said he thinks a major budgetary stressor in recent years is beginning to wane.

Interim County Administrator Derek Hiland has presented the County Board with 3 options for its 2025 property tax levy. Officials estimate that the value of existing property in DeKalb County has increased by an average of 9% over the past year, documents show.