Camden Lazenby

Two people were hospitalized, including a Genoa woman who was airlifted to a hospital, after a two-car crash Thursday evening in northern DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A Mount Morris man with prior assault convictions has been accused of home invasion and aggravated battery, according to court records, after allegedly cutting through a window screen and beating a woman.

Less than two weeks after the Sycamore school board authorized a mutual separation agreement with former Sycamore superintendent Steve Wilder, the board has voted to hire a national firm to search for his replacement.

It’s been about a year since Sycamore School District 427 was placed on a financial early warning status by the Illinois State Board of Education, and school board members will take a look at how the 2026 budget is shaping up during a special meeting Wednesday.

Mosquitoes collected in Genoa city limits have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the DeKalb County Health Department.

DeKalb County Treasurer Becky Springer has announced plans to seek reelection in November 2026.

A former Sycamore School District 427 employee accused of inappropriately touching multiple students pleaded guilty recently to felony battery in exchange for admittance into a behavioral rehabilitation program that could see his conviction reduced to a misdemeanor, records show.

On the same day Sycamore school officials formally cut the ribbon on the district’s new administration building, School Board President Michael DeVito said he can’t say much about why he voted to place the district’s top employee on paid leave.

An Earlville man was hospitalized after suffering injuries in a two-car crash involving a 19-year-old in DeKalb County this week, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A Hampshire man was flown to a hospital on Sunday after suffering severe injuries in a car versus motorcycle crash north of Kingston, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Sycamore School District 427 Superintendent Steve Wilder and the district’s school board have reached a mutual agreement to begin a transition in leadership, board President Michael DeVito announced during a special meeting Friday night

The man on track to be the next DeKalb County Administrator has rescinded his application for the job, DeKalb County Board Chairman John Frieders announced during a special executive committee meeting Wednesday.

A first-time candidate plans to throw his hat into the race for a seat on the DeKalb County Board in 2026.

The Sycamore Community School District 427 school board will have a special meeting Friday evening, but few details of the meeting are on the agenda.

DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims plans to run for reelection in the 2026 midterm election.