Kirkland

DeKalb County has several festivals in July and around the Fourth of July holiday to view fireworks and enjoy other family-friendly activities.

The yearly schedule of outdoor festivals in DeKalb County will ramp up over the coming weeks. Here is your guide to every large festival and event planned in DeKalb County through September:

The DeKalb County History Center will partner with the University of Illinois Library’s Rare Book Department to host a “Flavors of the Past: A Culinary Journey Through Time” program as part of its “Food: Gathering Around the Table” exhibit.

Heidi Kissamis recently was awarded with $10,000 donated by Resource Bank as part of the bank’s Kick-Off for Kash contest.

Here are official results for the 2024 November election for the DeKalb County circuit clerk, coroner, state's attorney, as well as DeKalb County Board, local legislative races and referendums.

Voters in DeKalb and Sycamore did not support having appointed city clerks, while a countywide sales tax which would have supported area public schools also failed, according to unofficial results. That and more in our election referendum roundup:

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan this week denounced plans for a Kirkland rodeo expected to be held Saturday amid his office’s ongoing investigation into animal abuse, and said he opposed the county’s issuance of a second permit for the event.

A Wisconsin man has been charged in connection to what police said was a 2020 string of burglaries and stolen vehicles in DeKalb County and Wisconsin, court records show. The man's brother and another Milwaukee man also were charged.

Four people, including former White Sox manager Gene Lamont, and the entire undefeated 1964 Hiawatha High School football team made up the inaugural class inducted this week into district’s new Hall of Fame.

DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan said this week his office is investigating allegations of animal cruelty at a rodeo-style event held on private property in Kirkland in July.

Maureen Little, a Republican DeKalb County Board member from District 1, announced she will be vacating her seat and moving out of the county at a board meeting on Wednesday night.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from June 15 to 28, 2024.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from June 1 to 7, 2024.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from May 13 to 31, 2024.

DeKalb County Habitat for Humanity, villages of Malta, Kirkland get grant boost for rural programs through DeKalb County Community Foundation

DeKalb County property transfers filed from May 6 to May 10, 2024.

Two men suffered major injuries in an ATV rollover crash in rural northwest DeKalb County Saturday, authorities said.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 22 to 28, 2024.

Here’s where you can watch July 4 fireworks this week in DeKalb County:

Two vehicles were stolen, and others burglarized early Sunday morning at multiple locations across Kingston and Kirkland area, according to DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Burgh.

The Hiawatha boys basketball team held a practice Thursday in Kirkland under second-year head coach Matthew Montavon from DeKalb.

As summer approaches, so do seasonal events, festivals and more in DeKalb County. Here’s your guide to what’s going on in communities around you:

No one was injured in a Kirkland barn fire early Tuesday morning but officials are still investigating the cause of the blaze, which appeared suspicious in nature, said DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 1 to 5, 2024.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 15 to 22, 2024.

Jeff Miller, a member of the Kirkland Tree Commission, which was created in response to the 2022 tree removals, said the public is invited to attended an Arbor Day celebration at 7 p.m. on Friday in Pioneer Park, Pearl St, Kirkland.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 8 to 14, 2024.

High chemical levels found in a section of the Kishwaukee River in DeKalb County could be hurting the health of animals, officials said Thursday as they continue work on a plan aimed at protecting its watershed.

A former Elgin police officer from Kirkland charged with possessing videos depicting child sexual abuse has been released from DeKalb County Jail after successfully appealing his pretrial detainment under new SAFE-T Act criteria, court records show.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 1-7, 2024

DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, 2024.

A Kirkland man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a Rockford hospital Sunday after he was ejected from his car during a high-speed rollover crash where witnesses alleged he drove more than 100 mph, authorities said.

The Kirkland Historical Society will host a program in April for community members to meet former local baseball player and ex-White Sox manager Gene Lamont.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 16 to 26, 2024.

An Elgin police officer from Kirkland pleaded not guilty Thursday to possessing videos depicting child sexual abuse after Illinois State Police searched his home last month and allegedly found hours worth of digital video files.

An Elgin cop charged after videos depicting child sexual abuse were found at his Kirkland home has been slapped with two additional, more severe charges while he awaits an appeal for release from the DeKalb County Jail.

A Belvidere man was hospitalized Thursday after two tires came off a nearby semi-trailer truck and crashed into a Van he was driving in rural northern DeKalb County, authorities said.

A police search of an Elgin cop’s Kirkland home this week uncovered numerous firearms and ammunition, ready-to-eat survivalist meals and computer equipment containing hours worth of video depicting child sexual abuse, police said.

Seventy-five years after a Kirkland resident raised enough money to put on a Fourth of July fireworks show for the village, the community club that was started to thank him is still going strong. The Kirkland Lions Club turned 75 this year.

The Hiawatha High School football team practiced Wednesday under new head coach Kenny McPeek in preparation for the upcoming season.

Independence Day is almost upon us in DeKalb County. We’ve gathered a roundup of events slated for the Fourth of July holiday weekend.

The University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host its 15th annual Garden Walk to showcase various gardening styles across the county. Here are the locations:

The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host their 15th annual Garden Walk touring private home gardens.

Several DeKalb County municipalities have announced special pickups planned by Public Works crews to ensure area residents clean up roadways and yards from felled limbs due to Wednesday's ice storm. And an update on power outages:

A two-car crash in rural northern DeKalb County sent two to the hospital Thursday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Hiawatha football team practiced this week in preparation for the 2022 season of eight-man football.

Some residents of the village of Kirkland have expressed frustration with the village’s government over the removal of dozens of trees last week to make way for a new curb and storm sewer.

Area youth got their hands dirty Wednesday learning about insects, composting and the role worms play in sustainable food production during the kickoff of a day camp run by the DeKalb County Community Gardens.

The DeKalb County Community Gardens Sustainable Food Safari Camp stopped at Walnut Grove Vocational Farm in Kirkland Wednesday to look for and identify different vegetables and insects.

A new branch of Resource Bank recently opened in Kirkland. The bank is also outfitted with community space area residents and groups are invited to rent out, according to a news release.