Camden Lazenby

The DeKalb County Board has voted to allow the DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center to hire a position officials believe could have helped prevent the fiscal crisis that nearly led to the property’s sale.

Bryan Carter, a 2008 Sycamore High School graduate, will be the music director in the second to last performance of George Clooney’s “Good Night and Good Luck,” on CNN at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

About 100 people packed into Sycamore High School’s gymnasium Wednesday night to celebrate a historic moment: a state title for the boys track and field team. “These kids worked their tails off,” district athletic director Chauncey Carrick said.

A request by a Lowell, Massachusetts-based company with a Chicago office could mean an altered skyline in northwest DeKalb County, near Clare, according to DeKalb County documents.

DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims said her office avoided disaster after being notified of a ballot error less than a month before the April 1 consolidated election.

After a yearlong hiatus, Sycamore’s summertime farmers market got back to business Tuesday with a new organizer and location.

A grungy alternative to DeKalb County’s family entertainment and amusement industry will sling its final axe this weekend. Northern Axeposure, an indoor axe-throwing venue in Sycamore, will close after Sunday.

After dancing to Chappel Roan’s “HOT TO GO,” the winners of Genoa’s storied scholarship contest were announced before a crowd of hundreds Wednesday night as the city kicked off Genoa Days 2025. The festival runs through Saturday.

Concerns over a large-scale solar farm spurred multiple residents to speak up during a recent DeKalb County Board meeting, but the project causing anxiety hasn’t yet been put to a vote.

DeKalb County-area veterans groups, cities and organizers will host Memorial Day events throughout the county for the public to come together to honor all who’ve died in service to the country. Memorial Day is May 26.

The Fairdale street light district, which is responsible for levying a tax to pay ComEd for the rental and operation of public light poles in the area, has asked DeKalb County to take on its responsibilities.

DeKalb County Democrats and Republicans unanimously agreed this week not to enact a 1% grocery tax on unincorporated areas, though some municipalities still are considering it. "There’s something really evil about taxing food,” Democrat Scott Campbell said.

Pumpkins are headed to the cinema in the 2025 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. South Prairie Elementary School 5th grader Rayven Rosas submitted the contest’s winning entry: “Pumpkins at the movies.”

McDonald's, a Chicago-based fast food chain, has a new location coming to the intersection of Plank Road and Route 23 in northern Sycamore.

Figures provided by city officials show Sycamore brings in close to the amount in grocery tax revenue as neighboring DeKalb, a city twice its size. Third Ward Alderperson Nancy Copple said she thinks more people in Sycamore can afford groceries compared people in DeKalb.