The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra is accepting applications for its annual KSO High School Senior Music Scholarship through March 24.

Applications for scholarships through the Bernice Kirkus Scholarship Foundation for Indian Creek High School students are available.

Kishwaukee College will host several events to celebrate Black History Month throughout February.

DeKalb Township will offer a new Senior Utility Assistance program to provide relief to area elderly residents having trouble paying their gas, electric, water, or propane bills.

During a recent trip to DeKalb, U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood visited the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport after helping the airport secure more than $1.1 million in federal funding to bulk up the facility’s security.

DeKalb area residents are invited to receive free tax filing assistance on Saturdays from Feb. 4 through April via an AARP program meant to service those with low to moderate incomes.

DeKalb County has warming centers throughout DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa free to use and open to help all in the area looking to get out of the bitter cold this winter.

Two years ago, Mike Holland, Kishwaukee Water Reclamation District engineer, began hearing about a novel way to test for the virus that causes COVID-19 in wastewater – today, the concept operates in DeKalb. And it could be used to look other viruses.

Energy was high at Northern Illinois University’s Convocation Center Friday, as dozens gathered in support of the DeKalb and Sycamore booster programs that raised $46,000 during the semiannual FNBO Challenge.