Hy-Vee will host the inaugural Crosstown Classic Burger Challenge, which aims to pit members of the DeKalb and Sycamore football teams in a hamburger/slider eating contest. The contest kicks off at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Hy-Vee, 2700 DeKalb Avenue, Sycamore.

Hy-Vee, 2700 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore, will host a community farmer’s market July 21, according to the business’ social media page.

More than 100 people waited in a line snaking the aisles of Hy-Vee in Sycamore Friday for a chance to meet Rick Nielsen, singer and lead guitarist for rock band Cheap Trick. Nielsen visited town to greet fans and sign bottles of Rock'N Vodka.

Rick Nielsen, the singer and lead guitarist for Illinois rock band, Cheap Trick, will be in Sycamore on Friday signing bottles of ROCK'N vodka at Hy-Vee.

Midwest retailer and grocer Hy-Vee announced this week its stores will be closed for Thanksgiving day, a first-time move for the Iowa-based chain.