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Parents of Sycamore High School student athletes expressed dismay Tuesday with the district’s plans to hold the 2022 graduation ceremony the same weekend as a state conference, potentially conflicting with seniors’ ability to attend their own commencement.

Lewburger, a three-man comedy band that includes Keith Habersberger from YouTube group The Try Guys will perform at the Egyptian Theatre in downtown DeKalb next week, Oct. 7.

Update: A DeKalb man succumbed to his injuries after a motorcycle he was driving was involved in a crash with an SUV at a Sycamore intersection Monday, said police in a Tuesday update.

The Sycamore Moose Lodge, 317 W. State St., will host a thrift sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce staff, ambassadors, board members and community members celebrated Old National Bank’s recent merger with First Midwest Bank during a ribbon cutting.

Safe Passage will host its 22nd annual Domestic Violence Vigil to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

Erika Nunez, a Kishwaukee College student pursuing her associates degree, recently was awarded the 2022 Renaissance Scholarship through the DeKalb County Community Foundation.

Books of all genres and for all ages will be available to buy, as well as DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, large print, audio books, puzzles and games.

The DeKalb and Sycamore Townships will co-host a drive-thru shred and recycle event from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Kishwaukee Family YMCA, 2500 Bethany Road, Sycamore. Participants must bring an ID to show residency.

A motorcyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries Monday evening after a crash at DeKalb Avenue and Mercantile Drive in Sycamore, said Police Chief Jim Winters. The road was reopened as of about 7:15 p.m. Monday.

The DeKalb County Community Gardens released a list of October locations for Grow Mobile, a mobile food pantry that offers free food and household items to all who visit, no requirements necessary.

Recently released audio from an Oct. 2021 non-public portion of a DeKalb City Council meeting shows city leaders discussed the performance of City Clerk Sasha Cohen, a move the Illinois Attorney General’s Office said was a violation of state open meetings law.

Jill Konen told her family and colleagues Friday she was “humbled and grateful” to be sworn in as an Associate Judge for the 23rd Judicial Circuit, marking the first time the circuit has had more women than men on the bench.

The Hinckley Lions Club will host a Cruising for the Library event on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. in downtown Hinckley to raise money for renovations to the Hinckley Library.

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road, will host a performance by the Cardinal String Quartet at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25.