Carolyn Morris

Voters in DeKalb County, depending on where they live, will help decide the results of six different contested primary races for state and federal offices in less than a week, including the only General Assembly race with both a Republican and Democratic face off.

Question: If there was one bill that you could get through the legislature next year, what would it be? Answer: If I could truly pass any bill, I would want to get a Universal Free Preschool program enshrined into law. Read Carolyn "Morris" Zasada's questionnaire here.

With unofficial results in and full precincts reporting, and 136 outstanding vote-by-mail ballots remaining, DeKalb native and businessman Cohen Barnes is in place to be the next mayor of DeKalb.

The Beloved Community is hosting the second of its ”getting to know you” series to introduce the community to mayoral candidates in a personal format.

Daily Chronicle editor Kelsey Rettke and news reporter Katie Finlon recently had a virtual sit down with DeKalb mayoral candidates Carolyn Morris and Cohen Barnes to discuss tax increment financing, racial equity, police reform and the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Daily Chronicle editor Kelsey Rettke and news reporter Katie Finlon recently had a virtual sit down with DeKalb mayoral candidates Carolyn Morris and Cohen Barnes to discuss tax increment financing, racial equity, police reform and the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues.

Police reform, affordable housing and even backyard chickens were hot topics during a virtual DeKalb mayor candidates forum on Saturday night. The forum was hosted by the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County, the DeKalb Public Library and Northern Public Radio.

The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County, the DeKalb Public Library and WNIJ will host a virtual public forum for DeKalb mayor candidates next month

Carolyn Morris, who serves a City of DeKalb alderman, has been named executive director of RAMP, a non-profit advocacy group for people with disabilities which operates out of office in Rockford, DeKalb and Freeport.

A current DeKalb city alderman and former DeKalb County Board chairman will be getting U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood’s vote in the upcoming consolidated election.

The forum, hosted by 350Kishwaukee, was attended by mayoral candidates DeKalb Ward 1 Alderman Carolyn Morris and local businessman Cohen Barnes, owner and founder of Sundog IT.

After about six years, the DeKalb City Council approved a contract for a long-awaited demolition of a condemned apartment building in the city’s Annie Glidden North neighborhood.

The City of DeKalb is cracking down on gatherings and parties on private and public places such as parking lots in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

DeKalb's Ward 1 Alderman Carolyn Morris announced Aug. 12 her candidacy for Mayor of DeKalb.

Carolyn Morris, DeKalb's Ward 1 Alderman, announced late Wednesday night she is running for Mayor of DeKalb in the 2021 election.