Shabbona, Illinois news
Tensions ran high during a Wednesday DeKalb County Board committee meeting, as board members discussed whether a resolution congratulating the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation for regaining sovereign lands should get a County Board vote.
DeKalb County property transfers filed from March 25 to 31, 2024.
An Earlville man has been charged in a violent attack and home invasion, accused of choking and beating a woman who repeatedly attempted to escape during a drive, threatening to kill her and breaking into her Shabbona home, court documents show.
The first federally-recognized tribal land in Illinois is in DeKalb County, after portions of the Shab-eh-nay Reservation were placed into a trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation on Friday.
DeKalb County property transfers filed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 12, 2024.
A bill pending in the General Assembly this year would give back roughly 1,500 acres of park land in DeKalb County to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation.
The DeKalb County Community Foundation recently announced the creation of the Charles and Carol Orr Memorial Scholarship Fund, meant to foster education for students seeking careers in health care, agriculture or the trades.
A company seeking to build two of 2-megawatt Solar Gardens in Shabbona Township recently got the projects approved by the DeKalb County Board, but not everyone was onboard.
The Golf Fore the Cure committee recently donated $14,000 to the Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Cancer Center Foundation to the center’s efforts in the fight against cancer.
The trees are at their peak colors as the fall season continues in DeKalb County.
Update: A 78-year-old Big Rock resident is dead and three others injured after a two-vehicle crash early Saturday morning in rural DeKalb County north of Waterman, authorities said.
Constituents of State Rep. Bradley Fritts, R-Dixon, still have multiple chances to meet with the legislator in August as he travels throughout District 74 to collect feedback on how he can best help local businesses and residents’ needs.
The road work, which began Monday, is in southern DeKalb County, where motorists should expect daily road closures from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the DeKalb County Highway Department.
The Shabbona Fire Department recently received a $1,500 grant from Country Financial to go toward purchasing new equipment for first responders.
DeKalb County Lions Clubs will host their 44th annual Fishing Derby and Party for people with special needs.