Former Sycamore Fire Chief Bart Gilmore was placed on paid administrative leave a week before city officials informed the public of their decision to move on from nearly three years of Gilmore’s leadership at the Sycamore Fire Department, emails obtained by Shaw Local show.

Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists and the Kishwaukee Family YMCA will hold a “Mobility and Injury Prevention” presentation for residents as part of its Lunch and Learn Educational Series.

Sycamore officials said nothing this week about what led to the change in leadership at the top of the Sycamore Fire Department during the first Sycamore City Council meeting since an interim Sycamore Fire Chief was hired.

Election judges at the one DeKalb County polling place that accepts voters from all area precincts saw about 40 voters just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday for the 2026 primary election. Follow along all night as Shaw Local reports Election Day results

DeKalb County Voters came out Tuesday to cast their ballots in the primary election.

Developing: Multiple DeKalb County schools have announced closures or online learning for Monday amid a blizzard warning as severe weather continues.

Sycamore Park District officials are seeking vendors to participate in the district’s music, art and drinking festival in July.

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A single-family residence in Sycamore that sold for $420,000 is near the top of the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DeKalb County during the past week

The DeKalb County History Center will offer three screenings of the “Let the ‘Good Tymes’ Roll” documentary for community members to learn about community picnics held back in the 1970s and 1980s.

Column: Primary elections sometimes raise questions for voters, so I wanted to take a moment to walk through a few of the most common questions and share some helpful information for voters in DeKalb County, writes Clerk and Recorder Tasha Sims.

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The Sycamore Public Library will host a Family History Drop-in for community members to do ancestry research in honor of National Genealogy Day.

The Sycamore Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that the City Council approve a zoning change request that will impact an anticipated rebuild of Tom & Jerry’s restaurant. A Council vote is still needed.

The city of Sycamore swore in a new interim fire chief Tuesday in a ceremony that wasn’t publicized, days after an abrupt leadership change in the Sycamore Fire Department left many questions still unanswered.

A Sycamore restaurant recently impacted by fire will be returning to business at a new spot this month.

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network this week, March 2-8, 2026.

A new scholarship fund has been set up to honor the memory of Sycamore resident Ryan Charles “Vern” Hill.

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Voluntary Action Center’s executive director announced plans to retire effective later this year, with a search for his replacement underway.

For the fourth hearing in a row, a Sycamore man accused of beating his parents to death in September refused to appear this week before a DeKalb County Circuit Court judge.

A single-family home in Sycamore that sold for $659,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DeKalb County in the past week

The city of Sycamore on Friday issued a statement on fire department staffing, though the release doesn’t address the employment status of it’s highest paid department employee after it was confirmed Thursday that Fire Chief Bart Gilmore is out and an interim chief was in place.

The woman behind Tom & Jerry’s and Catering by Diann is asking Sycamore city officials to rezone the property at the now-demolished restaurant on DeKalb Avenue, part of a plan to rebuild after a fire, city documents show. Meanwhile, the restaurant reopens at its new spot Saturday

From our Editorial Board: Sycamore officials issued a statement on fire department planning, but it didn’t address questions about Fire Chief Bart Gilmore. Shaw Local has filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking answers.

A Sycamore firefighter on Thursday confirmed that there’s a new interim fire chief in charge after online rumors circulated suggesting Fire Chief Bart Gilmore had been placed on leave. The city manager and mayor have refused to comment on Gilmore's employment status, however.

From our editorial board: Local government depends on trust. That trust is built not through carefully worded non-answers, but through clarity about how public institutions operate.

A man who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to DeKalb County organizations and entities throughout the world was honored during the 109th Sycamore Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Thursday.

The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce presented several awards during their 109th Annual Meeting Thursday in Memorial Hall at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sycamore.

The Vintage Shop Hop, featuring vintage, thrift and antique stores across northern Illinois and Wisconsin, is March 6 and 7.

Crystal Lake South defeats Sycamore in an IHSA Class 3A Woodstock North Sectional semifinal boys basketball game on Wednesday, March 4, 2025, at Woodstock North High School.

The Sycamore Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Northern Illinois Dance Center’s new location.

The Sycamore City Council will meet for the fourth time this year on Monday, and alderpersons will have at least a dozen new resolutions to consider, many focused on road work planned for 2026.

The Kishwaukee Valley Art League will host several events and programs in March at the Gallery on State, 322 W. State St., Sycamore.

A new community-focused charity fund benefiting the DeKalb area has been established in honor of the family behind the longtime pharmacy Lehan Drugs.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office will soon have a new position that will work hand in hand with the Department of Children and Family Services, following a DeKalb County Board vote this month.

The Sycamore boys basketball team defeated Woodstock Friday night in the IHSA Class 3A boys basketball regional championship game at Boylan Catholic High School in Rockford.

Sycamore’s top employee said the city does not yet have a certain plan for the future of Sycamore’s former Fire Station No. 1 building.

The DeKalb AMVETS Post 90 will partner with Hy-Vee, the DeKalb County Veterans Recognition Fund, and the General John Stark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to offer community members coffee and donuts to celebrate the United Service Organizations 85th annivers

The March Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore Series will feature a program on Letitia Westgate, M.D., the first woman doctor, chemist, surgeon, and architect to design, build, and manage a U.S. hospital.

Applications are open for the 2026 Spinoso Masters Scholarship, with the support of John and Vivian Spinoso through the Spinoso Masters Scholarship Fund at the DeKalb County Community Foundation.

Real estate news: The house at 1825 Jc Kellog Street in Sycamore was sold for $659,000, or $255 per square foot

The city of Sycamore has opted to rezone a space used by Opportunity House after a request from the nonprofit organization this month.

The DeKalb County Board on Wednesday hired a new county administrator, the conclusion of a 19-month search after predecessor Brian Gregory left and a new hire walked away before starting the role.

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Life in Sycamore could offer more chances soon for those interested in purchasing recreational cannabis, after the Sycamore City Council this week approved a permit for a dispensary in town. It would be the first for Sycamore.

A single-family home in Sycamore that sold for $399,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in DeKalb County during the past week.

In their second day of deliberations, jurors on Friday found a teenager guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 17-year-old Sycamore teenager Kaleb McCall.

Jury deliberations began shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday as the murder trial of a teenager accused in the stabbing death of Sycamore teen Kaleb McCall continues. It's possible a verdict could come tonight

Check out some of the best pictures captured by Daily Chronicle photographers for Shaw Local News Network the week of Feb. 13-19, 2026.