Kelsey Rettke

A DeKalb County public employee who’s worked for decades at the courthouse in Sycamore has been charged with defrauding the federal government’s pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program of more than $41,000, court records allege.

One option for those looking for some family-friendly fun outdoors this weekend is the annual Genoa Volksfest, a three-day festival featuring a rubber duck race along the Kishwaukee River, a beer and wine festival, wrestling and more.

A lifelong DeKalb County resident and educator has announced her plans to be the next superintendent for the DeKalb County Regional Office of Education. Carmen Siragusa is the current assistant regional superintendent.

A teenager was charged in connection to a violent attack on an elderly man during an attempted robbery in Aurora late last month, police announced Wednesday.

A developer who wants to build a small solar energy facility and a data center on Peace Road in DeKalb will bring their plans back to the city for review Tuesday, documents show. The proposal was first pitched in January.

Rising demand from Big Tech data centers and higher PJM grid costs are driving Illinois power bills higher – and many relief programs are already tapped out

A man died Saturday after a vehicle he was driving collided with a passing train in DeKalb, Police Chief David Byrd said.

Marisa Christoffel is the new principal at the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center.

Mosquitoes collected in Sandwich city limits have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to a Thursday DeKalb County Health Department announcement.

A Sycamore family-run Italian restaurant will close its doors for good on Saturday, owner Maria Male announced.

A DeKalb man who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs when he rear-ended a DeKalb County sheriff’s vehicle, killing deputy Christina Musil, was sentenced by a judge Tuesday to 14 years in prison.

A 13-year-old suffered injuries and was hospitalized Tuesday evening after they collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle in rural Somonauk, authorities said.

Nathan P. Sweeney, of DeKalb, tearfully apologized to the family of the late DeKalb County sheriff’s Deputy Christina Musil at his sentencing on Tuesday in Sycamore.

A motorcycle club recently raised hundreds of dollars for the Sycamore chapter of Project Fire Buddies, a nonprofit that helps families with children battling illness.

A hotelier is asking for DeKalb city financial aid to construct a four-story, Marriott-branded hotel, blaming “current economic conditions, tariffs and inflation” for increasing his cost to build, documents show.