The Northern Illinois University campus footprint has gotten a little bigger with the addition of an approximately 2.4-acre property at the corner of West Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road on the city’s north side.
DeKalb supports data center plan proposed for 132 acres on city’s south side
Officials at school districts in DeKalb County are considering asking voters if they would be supportive of an up-to 1% sales tax they said could create $10M in revenue for all school districts in the county, while taxing local purchases. Here's what we know:
Aside from attending City Council meetings, DeKalb's newest 5th Ward alderman, Andre Powell, is a local realtor and small business owner who runs and operates In and Out Cuts Barbershop in Sycamore. He reflects with Shaw Local on his first 30 days in office:
Saturday morning the Sycamore City Council will hold a special council meeting inside a fire station in Streamwood, as city officials continue to mull over proposed plans for a new facility.
When DeKalb residents head to the polls in November to cast their election ballots, they will be asked whether their city clerk’s office should be appointed rather than elected. It's the third time a clerk referendum will be put to voters since 2006.
On Monday, the DeKalb City Council will consider whether or not to place a referendum on the November ballot asking voters if the city clerk should be appointed. The consideration comes months after a judge ruled Clerk Sasha Cohen abandoned his office, ousting him from the role.
The transition program is dedicated to serving students with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 18 to 22. The program has been based out of DeKalb High School but is expected to have a new location come January.
T-Mobile recently awarded the city of Sycamore almost $23,000 as part of the company’s Hometown Grant program.