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The driver of a vehicle stalled on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County was struck by another motorist and died at the scene of the incident Sunday night, according to Illinois State Police.

The DeKalb Chamber's 'Taste of the Town' starts Tuesday, a campaign to encourage folks to try local fare. Follow along with us on the chamber's Facebook and Instagram pages, writes Anna Wilson, membership manager for the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

DeKalb County board members are holding a special meeting this week to consider a new contract for the $8.3 million sale of the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center. The sale has stalled for months.

Bread and Roses recently donated a $1,800 check to the Federated Preschool to fund scholarships.

The DeKalb County Community Foundation announced that Emily Bychowski is the recipient of the Palmer Family Music Education Scholarship.

The Sycamore Park District will partner with Flaunt Productions and the Rockford Area Arts Council to host an Art In The Park event.

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 sky was the limit at Kishwaukee United Way’s first-ever Sponsorship Empowerment Luncheon recently, as community leaders, volunteers and donors gathered to highlight service and philanthropy work.

Plans for DeKalb School District 428′s $33 million new elementary school received another green light, this time from a DeKalb city panel charged with approving development details to move the project forward.

Four DeKalb County students pursing a master’s or doctorates recently were named the 2023 Spinoso Masters Scholarship recipients.

The Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb will host a concert Sept. 28 featuring the multiplatinum-selling original street band WAR.

The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed 35:35 Makers Collective to its membership.

The DeKalb Park District announced it will begin construction and renovation projects for the Hopkins Park tennis and pickleball courts, playground and pool.

DeKalb mayor and Democrat Cohen Barnes announced Friday he’ll seek office in 2024 as the next State Representative for the 76th Illinois House District, currently held by Democrat Lance Yednock who won’t seek reelection.

DeKalb School District 428 has selected DeKalb High School junior Jenna Zimmerman as its next student representative to the school board.