Mark Busch - mbusch@shawmedia.com

The DeKalb High School boys soccer team took on Waubonsie Valley Tuesday evening in DeKalb.

Northern Illinois University held the annual Unity Walk Tuesday which fell on the International Day of Peace and near the one-year anniversary of the Belonging initiative. The group gathered at the Holmes Student Center at NIU for remarks and then departed for the walk.

Crews from the Sycamore Public Works were out Tuesday flushing fire hydrants. The hydrants are flushed regularly to ensure adequate water flow is available for firefighters and to clear iron and other mineral deposits from the water mains.

The Chicago Bears won their home opener Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field in Chicago.

The Cogs of Genoa-Kingston visited Byron for a matchup on the gridiron Friday night.

Paint -n- Create, at 132 N. Third St. in DeKalb, is a new business that opens Friday, Sep. 17, 2021, offers painting projects to people of all ages. There are dozens of shapes and items available in the store to add your personal artistic vision to.

Day two of the demolition of the city of DeKalb’s old municipal building at 200 S. Fourth St. was ongoing Tuesday and is expected to continue in the coming days. The demolition paves the way for the construction of luxury apartments by Pappas Development.

The Northern Illinois University football team hosted the Cowboys from the University of Wyoming Saturday for a nonconference tilt at Huskie Stadium.

The City of DeKalb Fire Department held a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony Saturday at DeKalb Fire Station No. 1. This year is the 20th anniversary of the attacks.

The Spartans took on the Knights from Kaneland Friday night at Sycamore High School.

The DeKalb High School football team took on Belleville West, a school from southern Illinois near St. Louis, Friday night at DeKalb High school.

Local community leaders, DeKalb residents and Northern Illinois University students gathered at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Wednesday night for a public safety meeting to address a recent uptick in crime and shootings in the city's north side.

The DeKalb High School volleyball team took on Indian Creek Tuesday night in DeKalb.

The DeKalb High School football team opened their home schedule with a matchup against Plainfield South.

Students at Southeast Elementary School in Sycamore return to in-person learning and adjust to wearing masks as schools resume classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.