A 2.1 million-square-foot facility slated for the city's south side dubbed Project Wildcat earned DeKalb city support this week. Those behind it remain tight-lipped about the company's identity, though work is expected to begin this fall and bring with it hundreds of jobs.

While DeKalb County’s largest public school district will update its sex education curriculum in line with new state standards ahead of the upcoming academic year, Sycamore School District 427 is choosing to opt out, district officials said.

The unincorporated residential development has long been riddled with crime and maintenance issues, but city council action taken at Monday’s meeting could offer a plan to address the concerns.

40-unit, high density, condominium development at 1235 Hathaway Drive was workshopped by the Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission and Kurt Kozlowski with Home Run Property Group this week. The proposal awaits Sycamore City Council approval.

A developer is asking for Sycamore city support to build a 40-townhome condominium complex on Hathaway Drive near the city’s south side, according to city documents.

A developer wants to turn the former Midwest Museum of Natural History building in downtown Sycamore into a banquet hall and event center, and is asking for city support.

Through the grant, the city of DeKalb is seeking assistance from the state to pay for three new 14-passenger paratransit buses and one ADA-accessible mini-van.

Weeks after the DeKalb County Board voted to sell its struggling DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, several have already put in their resignation, including center administrator Maggie Niemi. The county is considering a bonus program to retain those left.

Some residents of the village of Kirkland have expressed frustration with the village’s government over the removal of dozens of trees last week to make way for a new curb and storm sewer.