The Sycamore City Council will vote during their Monday meeting whether to rename a street on the DeKalb County government campus after the county’s soon-to-be-retired sheriff of more than 30 years. According to the council’s meeting agenda, the resolution includes declaring Locust Street, from Exchange Street to Sycamore Street within the DeKalb County Campus, as Roger Scott Boulevard.

Artists Aaron Robertson, Ivy Vargas, Jordan Jacob, and Shannon Gallagher along with City of DeKalb officials and members of the Citizens' Community Enhancement Commission cut the ribbon for the Unity mural Friday afternoon. The mural, in the underpass below Lincoln Highway near Northern Illinois University, depicts images of Civil Rights leaders and the words "peace," "love," and "unity."

A Montessori school owner is seeking a special use permit to relocate Maplewood Montessori School from DeKalb to Sycamore, in a former now vacant daycare which stood on Stonehenge Drive.

The Sycamore Fire Department was among those 149 fire agencies across the state awarded a cumulative $3.3 million from the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshal’s Small Equipment Grant Program.

Effective immediately, Genoa residents are being asked to alternate when to use water outdoors amid an ongoing drought and concerns over water usage, though it’s not a mandate, said Genoa Mayor Jonathon Brust. DeKalb and Sycamore city managers said there's no plans to implement any water usage restrictions in their communities.

“I’ve been waiting long enough, hoping somebody else would speak out for me, for my community, for my children,” Nguyen said. “But maybe it’s time that I have to put myself out there and be the change I want to see.” Former local League of Women Voters president Linh Nguyen has announced her intent to run for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder in 2022.

The City of DeKalb is leaving in place a scheduled 2.6% water rate increase, expected to begin July 1, to keep up with system repairs and avoid a larger adjustment later, officials said this week.

DeKalb city officials say they’re trying to take a more personal and hands-on approach to police recruiting after a year that was unlike any other, as the police department’s annual report showed. “When I walk into a roll call room, I want to see a picture of humanity,” Chief David Byrd said on recruitment.

As of Wednesday, DeKalb County reports more than 38%, or nearly 40,000 people out of the 104,000 countywide population, are fully vaccinated against the virus. With that in mind, local health officials said they support the plan to fully reopen Friday.