The DeKalb Juneteenth Fest Friday featured free family fun including music, food and activities at Frank Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.
A storm that moved through northern Illinois on Wednesday morning brought down trees and branches in the area. Among the locations that received damage was the Sycamore Golf Club.
The Sycamore girls basketball team took on Auburn Monday in the DeKalb Summer Shootout.
The Genoa-Kingston girls basketball team took on DeKalb Monday in the DeKalb Summer Shootout.
Barb City Manor welcomed their neighbors Sunday to an Old-Fashioned Neighborhood Picnic, featuring games, food and music on the front lawn of the facility. The event, open to Barb City Manor residents, families and neighbors, was held to celebrate Flag Day and America's 250th anniversary.
About 45 volunteers took to Kishwaukee United Way's annual Day of Caring, ready and willing to make an impact in the community this week.
The Heavy Metal Summer Experience, put on through a partnership between the DeKalb Chamber Foundation and DeKalb Mechanical, provides high school-aged students interested in the trades an opportunity to learn through hands-on training.
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The Sycamore football team is holding a summer camp under new head coach Rob Stover at Sycamore High School.
The DeKalb boys basketball team took on Taft Tuesday in a summer league matchup at DeKalb High School.
The Sycamore boys basketball team took on Auburn Tuesday in the DeKalb High School summer league.
Hamza Khatatbeh, 17, was sentenced to 17 years for second-degree murder Wednesday by DeKalb County Associate Judge Stephanie Klein, for the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall.
The DeKalb Municipal Band kicked off its 172nd consecutive summer concert series Tuesday night at the Hopkins Park bandshell in DeKalb.
The Kaneland girls basketball team met Auburn Monday night in the DeKalb summer league at DeKalb High School.
The DeKalb High School girls basketball team took on Boylan in summer league action Monday night at DeKalb High School.
Eager participants jogged around Sycamore Middle School and got doused in vibrant colors on Saturday during CASA DeKalb County's 5th annual 5K Color Run, meant to support the nonprofit's efforts to aid children going through the court system.
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The DeKalb Farmers Market opened for the 2026 summer season on Thursday. New this year, the market, hosted by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, also will offer expanded hours on select days: June 18, July 16 and Aug. 13.