DeKalb County News Briefs
March 13, 2019COUNTY Hospital offers aid for health care study The Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships for DeKalb County residents pursuing health care studies….
COUNTY Hospital offers aid for health care study The Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital Auxiliary is offering scholarships for DeKalb County residents pursuing health care studies….
The man who allegedly shot and killed a McHenry County Sheriff’s deputy was apprehended near Lincoln, Ill. at approximately 5 p.m.Thursday. Deputy Jacob Keltner, a member of a U.S….
COUNTY History Center launches campaign for new facility The DeKalb County History Center is trying to raise an additional $1.5 million for the public phase of its History Matters capital…
Reports last month of Peoria-area public radio aficionados rallying to save their local station amid fiscal restraints could prompt questions about the long-term viability of the format….
It wouldn’t be inaccurate to call Sycamore a living history museum. It’s home to more than 17,000 people who live, work and play here. But the DeKalb County seat also boasts more…
NORTHERN ILLINOIS Vintage Shop Hop to lure shoppers The 6th annual Vintage Shop Hop is scheduled for March 1-March 2. It’s the motherlode of all vintage road trips – a self-guided…
DeKALB Shoe store to close in bankruptcy DeKalb is losing another national retailer. Discount retailer Payless ShoeSource, Inc. is filing for bankruptcy, and plans to close all of…
As Aurora residents band together in the wake of tragedy, the City of Lights continues to shine bright for the world to see. “The City of Lights went dark for a period of time, but…
PEORIA — For 60 years, SkillsUSA Illinois has held workforce development competitions for young people entering the trades. And for 60 years, there has never been an all-female team…
CHICAGO — In a hot gymnasium on Chicago’s South Side, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced this morning that he’s running for a potentially historic third term as governor. In his announcement…
SPRINGFIELD —– Three main factors contribute to the formation of Midwest dust storms: strong winds, dry soil in farm fields and large amounts of loose soil. That’s according to…
SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers…
SPRINGFIELD — Under a bill awaiting the governor’s signature, certain insurance plans would have to cover hippotherapy and other forms of therapeutic horseback riding in Illinois. …
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget management to defend hard choices state lawmakers were…