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The Sycamore football team hosted a joint practice Thursday with Byron and Lena-Winslow as they get ready for the 2025 season.

NIU was picked fifth Thursday in the MAC preseason coaches poll. Last week in Chicago, NIC coach Thomas Hammock talked about why he felt preseason polls are outdated in the current college football landscape.

As Sycamore's soccer team gears up for a new season, senior Noah Daykin is ready to embrace a pivotal role in the middle, aiming to transform adversity into leadership as the Spartans seek to build on last year.

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The downtown mural “Its Merits Recommend It...” by artist Olivia Gude at the corner of Lincoln Highway and First Street in DeKalb. The mural also showcases Annie Glidden, a notable local historic figure with a 160th birthday celebration this week.

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Members of the community came together Friday evening to take part in the DeKalb Peace Walk and Rally against gun violence.

Ex-police officer James Corralejo, 26, of DeKalb, was sentenced by a judge Thursday to four years in prison for driving drunk and causing a 2023 crash that killed Graciela Reza Contreras. “I don't expect to be forgiven," Corralejo told Graciela's family in an emotional hearing.

As college football players navigate the evolving financial landscape, NIU linebacker Quinn Urwiler insists on prioritizing passion over profit, embodying a resilient mentality that fuels this season's quest for greatness.

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Former suburban Cook County police officer James Corralejo, of DeKalb, was sentenced to four years in prison Thursday for aggravated DUI in a 2023 crash that killed DeKalb woman Graciela Reza Contreras.

Timothy M. Doll, who pleaded guilty in February to the 2023 murder of teenager Gracie Sasso-Cleveland, will be sentenced in August, a DeKalb County judge ruled Wednesday.