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A dozen flower boxes now can be found outside a variety of businesses in Sycamore, after the city’s beautification committee arranged to have the flowers placed in town.
Tensions ran high during a Wednesday DeKalb County Board committee meeting, as board members discussed whether a resolution congratulating the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for regaining sovereign lands should get a County Board vote.
The new Sycamore Fire Station No. 1 moved one step closer to reality Monday after the Sycamore City Council unanimously OK’d an agreement with an architecture firm.
Residents of Cortland now have a new option when it comes to paying their utility bill.
The DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center will save more than $1 million after the DeKalb County Board recently approved a new linen contract for the facility, a county official said.
Sycamore High School could be near the end of its days, as Sycamore Community School District 427 officials have begun discussing how to deal with what Superintendent Steve Wilder said architects refer to as a “Frankenstein building.”
The next step needed for Sycamore to construct a new fire station estimated to cost more than $10 million will be up for a vote Monday from the Sycamore City Council. Latest vote would greenlight next steps for architecture firm; city eyes 2026 as tentative move-in date
Meet Wes, a Belgian Malinois and partner of Sycamore patrol officer Greyson Scott. Together they make up the department’s first K-9 unit.
An DeKalb County nonprofit that provides hot meals to the needy, nutrition programs for day cares and transportation for those without it, is turning 50 this year.
KeeLey Meyer is the first woman to be hired as a full-time firefighter in the history of Sycamore, and Carlos Aburto is the first Latino at the Sycamore Fire Department.
Rachel Nagler, of Cortland, talks stepping into the ER at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital right out of school and all the skills she's learned along the way, including how to go an extra mile for your patient.
Telecommunication plays a vital role in how first responders hear about and react to emergency situations, and in April government leaders throughout DeKalb County took time to thank the people behind the scenes for their service.
During Sharon Anderson’s almost 31 years of experience as a Sycamore police officer, Anderson said she’s found crime patterns to be cyclical.
Infrastructure needs, business development, aging school buildings and taxes were the talk of various government officials at Sycamore Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 State of the Community address on Wednesday.
Give DeKalb County, a countywide fundraising event that has raised $8.7 million in 10 years will hold it’s 11th annual 24-hour giving day on Thursday, benefitting more than 150 local nonprofit organizations. Here's how to participate: