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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.
Five people, including two minors, suffered injuries in a two-car crash in DeKalb Sunday and were hospitalized, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.
DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 16 to 26, 2024.
Election 2024: Illinois House 76th District Democratic and Republican candidates list their campaign priorities. The primary election is Tuesday.
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.
The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Séance at Tiffany’s and welcomed it to the chamber’s membership.
A man and a 9-year-old were hospitalized late Saturday night after a single vehicle crash in rural Malta, authorities said. The man was cited by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office for DUI and endangering the life of a child.
A DeKalb County nonprofit that grows and delivers thousands of pounds of food to area residents each year recently was awarded state funding as part of an effort by Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration to address food insecurity.
The Ellwood House Museum will hold a “Changing the Conversation: A staged reading and discussion on navigating difficult conversations” event as part of its next Arts in Action series, set for March 21 in DeKalb.
The DeKalb County Board on Wednesday will have a chance to support an initiative seeking to determine the feasibility of returning a passenger rail service, through Amtrak traveling between Chicago and East Dubuque, to DeKalb County.
The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Green Light Driving School to its membership.
The public is invited to a free art exhibition dedicated to helping survivors find their voice. Dubbed “Finding Their Voice: Sounds of Silence,” its opening reception will be from 5 to 7 p.m. April 4 at Jubilee Artisans, 128 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb.
DeKalb Public Library will host a Women of Ragtime performance at 2 p.m. March 23.
DeKalb’s 5th Ward Alderman Scott McAdams resigned from the DeKalb City Council Friday "for reasons of health," he wrote in a letter obtained by Shaw Local News Network.