DeKalb County News Briefs
July 25, 2018COUNTY West Nile virus detected in a bird The West Nile virus has been found in a crow tested by The DeKalb County Health Department. The bird, found in Sycamore, is the first this…
COUNTY West Nile virus detected in a bird The West Nile virus has been found in a crow tested by The DeKalb County Health Department. The bird, found in Sycamore, is the first this…
Sycamore United Methodist Church offering a hand to low-income families in Sycamore this summer through a weekly food pantry and food drive. The Sycamore Food Pantry, which operates…
If Republican-leaning counties in Illinois have more referendums on the ballot this November than other counties, it is not by coincidence. Republican leaders are concerned that some…
July 25 Music at the Mansion 7 p.m. Ellwood Mansion, 509 N. First St., DeKalb Free The Chicago Rat-Pack Tribute Band will perform a 90-minute concert on the front porch of the Ellwood…
Rod Griffis started collecting antique bikes in 1996 when he found an old Whizzer motorbike that he once rode as a kid. “I grew up on a farm and we still own the farm so [the…
A recent vandalism spree by two youths at the Fox River Trolley Museum in South Elgin is going to cost up to $150,000 to fix. Late on Friday, July 6, two boys — ages 11 and 13 —…
MAPLE PARK Morton Grove man dies after Speedway crash A Morton Grove man died last week after he was involved in a crash at Sycamore Speedway. Timothy Erjavac, 47, was extricated from…
Lovers of antique tractors and trucks or simply fans of old-fashioned community festivals won’t go wrong with a trip to Waterman on July 21. The Waterman Lions Club host their 18th…
Wet fields kept the majority of Illinois farmers from planting for a second consecutive week, but windows for field work will be arriving soon. In addition, the U.S. EPA finally green-lighted…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…