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A DeKalb County judge on Friday denied a court request by landlord Hunter Hillcrest LLC to halt the city of DeKalb’s demolition of the Hillcrest Shopping Center amid a spat over a strip of land the former landlord says it still owns.

DeKalb County’s rural transit bus system will soon have four new buses, after the transportation provider was allotted state funding for the purchases.

DeKalb County residents trekked out to Sycamore Thursday for the start of early voting ahead of the June 28 Primary Election.

The blood drive will be held from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1, in the multi-purpose room of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA in Sycamore.

Opportunity House Assistant Finance Director Trisha Dietrich was recently awarded the Richard J. Schluter Fund for Professional Development in Financial Literacy through the DeKalb County Mental Health Board.

First National Bank of Omaha recently awarded $880,000 in Impact grants to 44 organizations around the country, including $10,000 to the DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation.

The DeKalb Citizens’ Environmental Commission will host a presentation on types of backyard trees for northern Illinois on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the DeKalb Public Library. All are welcome.

On Wednesday, the 2022 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival’s theme was announced: “Wish Upon a Pumpkin.” The theme contest winner was Vivian Rubicz, an 11-year-old fifth grader from St. Mary’s School Sycamore.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 303 S. Seventh St. in DeKalb, will host an all-you-can-eat Country Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, May 21. The public is invited.

Jordyn Jackson started volunteering in the community when he was 6 years old. Now 14, Jackson volunteers with more than 30 organizations, including Trash Squirrels and DeKalb County Community Gardens.

DeKalb resident John Walker is starting up a multi-faceted Youth Pride Foundation that aims to offer everything from AAU basketball and tutoring to youth counseling and more. "It really does take a village," Walker said.

The community is invited to the DeKalb Public Library’s May 21 event about Benjamin Franklin, commissioned by the Orland Park Library.

Paul Ohlson, an insurance agent in DeKalb, credits his business neighbors in the office of Walsh & Associates for saving his life when he was choking at work recently, and is urging others to learn about the importance of first aid.

Three of Dimensions Youth Ballet’s company dancers have been accepted into professional dance intensives for the summer.

DeKalb Mutual Aid Inc. will host two events this spring to help the less fortunate in the community.