DeKalb City Council

In response, DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes said he anticipates recommending some new candidates who are interested in serving on the city's Human Relations Commission once the 5th Ward Alderman spot is filled.

DeKalb city leaders this week turned down a request that would have paved the way for a convenience store with a small deli to set up shop in the former 7-Eleven, 802 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.

Three downtown area businesses are among the latest to benefit from the city of DeKalb’s Architectural Improvement Program.

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

The DeKalb City Council this week approved a plan to lower its levy collection for 2023 property tax bills, an effort that city leaders said is meant to ease taxpayer burden after what officials said were a record number of property tax appeals this spring.

DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes says he’s not surprised by the amount of interest shown in the vacant 5th Ward aldermanic seat. The deadline for 5th Ward residents to apply for the vacant City Council seat is 5 p.m. April 5.

City of DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes is seeking candidates to serve as the 5th Ward alderperson after the March resignation of Scott McAdams.

A DeKalb County judge ruled Thursday morning that DeKalb City Clerk Sasha Cohen has forfeited his elected office after failing to file statements of economic interest for the past two years, rendering the city’s clerk position vacant.

The DeKalb City Clerk's office is now vacant, following a Thursday judicial ruling that Clerk Sasha Cohen forfeited his office. His term was set to expire in 2025. What's next for the seat?

American Legion Post 66 is getting a hand-up from the city of DeKalb with paying for a new electronic sign. The Legion Post is among the latest recipients of the city of DeKalb’s Architectural Improvement Program grants.

A DeKalb County judge is expected to rule this month whether DeKalb City Clerk Sasha Cohen will forfeit his office for allegedly violating the state’s Governmental Ethics Act by failing to file statements of economic interest for the past two years, records show.

The DeKalb City Council has awarded $25,000 to NuEra Cannabis to help offset costs for some building upgrades underway at the dispensary, 818 W. Lincoln Highway in DeKalb.

A Colorado-based energy company this week sought to make its case for gaining clearance from a DeKalb panel to install a 5-megawatt solar farm on 38 acres at the southwest corner of Illinois Route 38 and John Huber Parkway near the city’s northwest side.

DeKalb city leaders are deliberating plans to issue a package liquor license to the owner of the former 7-Eleven site, which is soon to become home to a new convenience store with a small deli dubbed 4th Street Market.

A Colorado-based energy company has asked for city of DeKalb consideration to install a 5-megawatt solar farm on 38 acres at the southwest corner of Illinois Route 38 and John Huber Parkway in DeKalb, documents show.