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The DeKalb and Sycamore boys basketball teams got together Friday for the annual First National Challenge game in the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University.

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The DeKalb and Sycamore girls basketball teams renewed their rivalry during this years edition of the First National Challenge at the Convocation Center at Northern Illinois University.

The impact of having a new code of conduct in place for the start of the 2022-23 school year may have prompted students in DeKalb schools to see fewer out-of-school suspensions but more in-school suspensions, District 428 data shows.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood on Friday toured Northern Illinois University’s Microelectronic Research and Development Lab, which is the recipient of a $1.5 million grant meant to modernize the space.

The proposal is an extension of one of several 2023 summer build outs planned as DeKalb District 428 leaders identify needs to create more space for students and staff in five of the district’s school buildings, district documents show.

Sycamore High School went into a brief soft lockdown Wednesday for what district officials said was an isolated incident involving one student that required response from a school resource officer. No injuries were reported.

West Elementary School’s new principal presented goals and changes she’s made to the school since her arrival in a presentation made to the Sycamore District 427 school board recently.

Parents of North Grove Elementary students reacted this week to a Sycamore Community School District 427 proposal that could change which elementary school their children go to as early as this fall.

Former DeKalb District 428 school board member Howard Solomon was knocked from the April 4 ballot this week after a ruling by the DeKalb County Electoral Board. Solomon said he plans to still run as a write-in candidate.