Youth Engaged in Philanthropy awarded $19,200 in grants to support projects and programs serving youth across DeKalb County.

The University of Illinois Extension will offer a watershed stewardship program beginning May 26 in Genoa for community members in the summer.

The National Association of County Engineers recently presented the 2026 Urban County Engineer of the Year Award to DeKalb County Engineer Nathan Schwartz.

The DeKalb Public Library will hold a meeting of its Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Book Club for adults to discuss peculiar fiction and nonfiction books.

Adults are invited to learn more about their legal rights when it comes to protesting and interacting with law enforcement at an upcoming DeKalb Public Library presentation.

The DeKalb County Health Department will partner with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to host a household hazardous waste collection drive for residents to dispose of hazardous waste.

The DeKalb Public Library will hold a sound healing session for residents ages 12 and older to ease their nervous systems and quiet their minds.

The Cortland Community Library will host a Summer Reading Kick-Off Party on May 27 for community members to register for its annual “Plant a Seed, Read” Summer Reading Program.

Teenagers in sixth through 12th grades are invited to learn about music production basics at a DeKalb Public Library program.