The city of Sycamore has been awarded a $4 million loan by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for another round of lead water service line replacements planned for city residents. Here's how to see if you qualify for no-cost replacement:

As of Friday, DeKalb County remains at “high” risk for community transmission of COVID-19, according to the state health department. Indoor mask use is recommended for all regardless of vaccination status.

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It was full steam ahead Friday during day two of the annual Sycamore Steam Show, hosted by the Northern Illinois Steam Power Club. The family-friendly event runs through Sunday.

A 59-year-old man from Genoa was killed in what Genoa police said Friday was a hit-and-run collision this week. A Belvidere woman accused of driving a car and leaving the scene after the collision is "fully cooperating" with authorities, police said.

The DeKalb County Public Defender’s Office is being recognized for its support of one of its employees, Michelle Marie Dietrich, a commissioned officer for the U.S. Navy Reserve who deployed to Afghanistan from 2019 to 2020.

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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.

The leadership at the DeKalb Park District wants the community to get involved in the designing of a new playground at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road. The survey, available on the park district's website, closes Aug. 16.

Federal, state and local elected officials gathered on 1,280 acres of land in Shabbona Thursday to support legislation that would clear a pathway for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s decades-long pursuit to reclaim land in southern DeKalb County.