Eyemart Express, a national optical retailer dedicated to providing focused eyecare at an affordable price, is expanding to northern Illinois with a location along Sycamore Road in DeKalb.

The DeKalb Park District is hosting an open house on Wednesday, hoping to solicit community feedback about ways to improve the experience at Prairie Park.

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The DeKalb and Sycamore boys soccer teams played Monday in a summer soccer friendly at DeKalb High School.

Kishwaukee United Way’s executive director Michele Vaughn will part ways with the organization at the end of the month, the agency’s board of directors announced in a news release. The agency supports DeKalb County area nonprofits.

Update: Authorities have identified a Sycamore man killed in a motorcycle crash in Geneva on Sunday.

Tails Humane Society will host its Tails on Tap Bar Crawl on Aug. 2 in downtown Sycamore to raise funds for animals in need of care, medical treatment and second chances.

Road work on Illinois Route 64 in Sycamore is expected to start Monday and last through September, according to the city. Motorists should expect periodic and temporary lane closures, likely causing delays, starting the week of July 18.

The 13th annual Family Fun Fest returns to Hopkins Park Wednesday, co-hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and DeKalb Park District.

The DeKalb and Sycamore chambers of commerce recently celebrated the opening of Smallcakes Cupcakery and Creamery, a bakery in Sycamore.