Sycamore Fire Department

Architects hired by Sycamore to design a new fire station told the City Council this week the project could cost at least $1 million more than initially estimated.

Indian Valley Vocational Center in Sandwich is poised to receive a new vehicle to work and learn on after a donation from the city of Sycamore.

A nearly brand new fire engine was purchased by the city of Sycamore from Logan City, Utah last month, which meant someone had to drive the truck 1,300 miles back home to Sycamore. Here's how the journey went:

Ideal Industries, which will celebrate 100 years of operating in Sycamore in 2024, donated 6 acres of land this week to the city of Sycamore, meant to be used to build a new fire station.

The Sycamore Fire Department responded to a vehicle on fire outside an apartment building on the city’s east side Sunday night, and had to return to the area later after it caught fire again.

Longtime Sycamore firefighter Bradley Belanger was remembered Saturday as the “heart and soul” of the local firehouse, as crowds from across Illinois flocked to town despite the wintery weather to pay their final respects.

Longtime Sycamore firefighter Bradley Belanger died Friday, the Sycamore Fire Department announced, just days after he was escorted home alongside supporters, loved ones and fellow first responders after a hospital stay from illness.

Sycamore School District 427 staff took home a victory against city first responders Tuesday in the first ever Heroes on Hardwood fundraiser, but players said the real winner was the charity work it benefited: $1,500 to Spartan Food Pantry.

The Sycamore community rallied behind one of their own Monday night as first responders helped escort a city firefighter across multiple counties and back home after a hospital stay.

A vacant home and a garage in rural DeKalb County have been ruled total losses after a fire this week, authorities said.

Sycamore residents filled a crowded City Council chambers this week to back a local voice who called into question whether the city's plans for a new fire station should be brought to a vote with a referendum.

A South Elgin man was flown to Rockford with injuries after a rollover vehicle crash in rural Sycamore Tuesday, authorities said.

The city of Sycamore will add a new ambulance to its emergency fleet in 2025.

Sycamore police, fire and School District 427 officials recently participated in a school shooter training exercise meant to better prepare the district for potential crisis response.

With a heat wave, here are multiple free places to cool down across DeKalb County for those in need of respite from the weather: