The Kishwaukee Concert Band will perform a holiday concert to celebrate the band’s and community ensemble musicians who perform for the love of music.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform two Holiday Pops Concerts: ‘Winter Wonderland" to celebrate the holiday season.

Looking Back at history during the week of Nov. 26, 2025

The DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation will host its annual breakfast Dec. 2 for the community to learn more about regional economic trends. Event highlights include a chat with NIU, Kishwaukee and Waubonsee college presidents.

Attendees can tour the history center’s “FOOD: Gathering Around the Table” exhibit. The open house also will include crafts, hot chocolate and snacks.

The December Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore Series will feature a program about the 1907 engagement between barbed wire heiress Harriet Elise Ellwood to Syrian dragoman Said Kalil Haick.

The league’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Market is open through Dec. 24. Participants can buy handcrafted ornaments, decor and gifts made by local artists.

Kishwaukee College’s tutoring services department recently received Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance certification for its online tutoring program.

Teens and adults are invited to paint and play tabletop games during a program at the DeKalb Public Library.