Cohen Barnes

In a campaign announcement Tuesday, DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes said he’ll seek reelection in the city’s mayoral race on April 1, 2025.

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.

If there was one recently passed law you could repeal, what would it be? Cohen Barnes: It really comes down to focusing on unfunded mandates that the state requires local cities and school districts to follow. Read Cohen Barnes' questionnaire here.

A teenager was stabbed during a series of group fights recently that DeKalb officials said Thursday spurred numerous community fighting, bullying and threatening behavior by high school-aged youth. City leaders say they have a plan

DeKalb city leaders gathered Monday afternoon to mark what they said is a plan to rehabilitate the north side, including the demolition of Hillcrest shopping center, expected to begin Tuesday.

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.

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

Illinois State Rep. Jeff Keicher, R-Sycamore, announced he will endorse Cohen Barnes for Mayor of DeKalb in the upcoming non-partisan election on April 6, 2021, according to a news release.

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.

Cohen Barnes, 51, owner of Sundog IT, officially announced his candidacy for DeKalb mayor on Monday, according to a news release from Barnes's campaign.