Indian Creek boys basketball beat IMSA Friday night to win the Little 10 Conference championship at Somonauk High School.

Kishwaukee College recently named its graduates for the fall 2025 semester.

The village of Shabbona has lost access to the public water works after a water main break, and residents will be under a boil order whenever water pressure is restored, village officials said Wednesday.

The Indian Creek girls basketball team welcomed Hinckley-Big Rock for a matchup on the hardwood in Shabbona.

Two people were injured in a weekend crash in rural DeKalb County near Genoa, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

The Indian Creek boys basketball team traveled to Genoa Friday to take on the Cogs of Genoa-Kingston High School.

The Indian Creek boys basketball team took on Marquette Tuesday night in Shabbona.

The Genoa-Kingston girls basketball team traveled to Shabbona Monday night to take on Indian Creek.

A Shabbona home is a total loss after a Thursday fire broke out, leaving an estimated $350,000 in damages, Fire Chief Joseph Herrmann announced.

A structure fire destroyed a house on the south side of Shabbona Thursday afternoon near Shabbona Grove Road. Several local departments responded to the general alarm.

Many Illinois communities are adding back a 1% grocery tax that will otherwise expire on Jan. 1. Is your town among them?

Greg Spears, Ken Spears Construction president, and his parents and company founders, Ken and Kathy Spears sat down to talk about the businesses 50 years in DeKalb County.

Eleven DeKalb County area libraries have been awarded more than $295,000 in state grant funding, about half of which is expected to be used to improve library technologies and at least one construction project.

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:

Indian Creek High School graduate Ellie Bend has been awarded the 2025 YEP Changemakers Scholarship, meant to honor Bend’s philanthropic efforts in the community.

DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims said her office avoided disaster after being notified of a ballot error less than a month before the April 1 consolidated election.

Trees are budding, flowers are blooming and animals are emerging from their winter haunts as spring is gaining a foothold in DeKalb County.

Youth and adults who want to learn how to shoot a shotgun at flying clay, called wingshooting, are invited to a how-to clinic at Shabbona Lake State Park this weekend.

Looking for something to do this upcoming Easter weekend in DeKalb County? Check out some ideas here, along with previews for local family-friendly events to expect this spring.

Opinion: April has brought the end of Mac & Cheese Madness and the start of spring events, writes Alexis Aviles of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Families across DeKalb County can look forward to a variety of festive egg hunts and community events as Easter approaches on April 20. Check out the Daily Chronicle's list

Voters this week in DeKalb County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

It's Election Day in DeKalb County. Polls are open until 7 p.m., and feature many contested races including for mayor, council or township trustee, school or park board seats. Here are some races the Daily Chronicle news team is watching today

This spring, DeKalb County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

More than 175 years after their reservation in Illinois was illegally sold at auction, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is now in line to get their land back.

A Lee woman was hospitalized Tuesday after the car she was driving crashed into a house on Perry Road between Malta and Shabbona, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A bill that now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker's desk will transfer ownership of 1,500 acres of stolen land in southern DeKalb County, which includes all of Shabbona Lake State Park, back to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. Read on for more local and tribal reaction.

Here is a look at some photos of Shabbona Lake State Park as ownership of 1,500 acres of stolen land in southern DeKalb County, which includes all of the park, is about to be transferred back to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. The park will remain open for public access after the transfer.

Every morning, Randy and Beth Espe watch reindeer frolic outside their kitchen window as they sip their morning coffee – a delightful daily ritual they have fondly dubbed the “rodeo," at Whispering Pines Reindeer Ranch & Tree Farm in Shabbona

Shabbona Community Church will host its 130th annual drive-thru turkey supper. The supper will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at the church, 104 E. Navaho Ave.

DeKalb County is teeming with the colors of autumn. Get out and enjoy the show before we have to hunker down for another long winter.

What policies would you support to ease the burden on Illinois taxpayers? David Simpson: Equal education funding across the state will lower property tax.

The campground at Shabbona Lake State Park will be closed beginning Nov. 1 to accommodate the replacement of vault toilets at the site.

A downtown Shabbona laundromat is closed temporarily after a fire this week caused an estimated $80,000 in damages, village officials said.

Indian Creek School District 425 will conduct preschool screenings for children ages 3 to 5 to help parents identify preschool programs that fit their child’s needs.

The Indian Creek volleyball team practices Tuesday as they prepare for the 2024 season.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, was joined Monday by a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation official at a packed public meeting to address some residents’ concerns over the tribe’s yearslong effort to reclaim hundreds of acres of stolen land in Shabbona.

A standing room only crowd jammed the Flewellin Memorial Library to hear U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, and Raphael J. Wahwassuck a tribal council member from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation answer questions Monday on the Prairie Band Nation Potawatomi Tribe land transfer in DeKalb County.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, will be in Shabbona Monday to discuss federal action that has affected the relationship between Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and DeKalb County residents. The public is invited.

Many species of insects and animals call DeKalb County home. Click on the photo to see images of a few of them.

The tour features coffee and conversation events and traveling office hours throughout Illinois' 74th House District.

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

An early morning fog made for a picturesque scene Monday at the sunflower field and lake at Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area in Shabbona Township.

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 29 to May 5, 2024.

Shabbona Community Church will hold a hog raffle drawing to support the church’s programs. The drawing will be held July 20 at Summerfest in Waterman.

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

DeKalb County property transfers filed from April 15 to April 21, 2024.

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

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is a step closer to acquiring a 1,500-acre state park in DeKalb County, much of which was once part of a reservation that was illegally seized from the tribe in the mid-19 th century.