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DeKalb County Calendar of Events May 9 – May 13
May 8, 2018

May 10 Gaming Club 4:30 p.m. Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St., Sycamore Free Join the Gaming Goat at the library to try out different new and retro games each week. There will…
Fermilab welcomes arrival of bison babies
May 3, 2018

Springtime in Batavia means sunshine, blooming flowers and — at Fermilab — the arrival of adorable bison calves. This is a yearly ritual for these herds of purebred bison and this…
DeKalb County News Briefs
May 2, 2018

COUNTY Household hazardous waste to be collected The DeKalb County Farm Bureau will conduct a household hazardous waste drive from 9 a.m.-noon May 19, at its office site, 1350 W. Prairie…
DeKalb County Calendar of Events May 2 – May 8
May 1, 2018

May 3 Club 55 Sycamore Open House 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 480 Airport Road, Sycamore Free Club 55 Sycamore, a center offering educational and recreational programs to help senior citizens be…
After long winter, communities ready to break out spring festivals
April 25, 2018

May marks the beginning of festival season, and no matter where you live, something fun is happening close by. From kite festivals to magic festivals, blues festivals and parades, plenty…
DeKalb County News Briefs
April 25, 2018

COUNTY Restaurant Week continues through April 28 DeKalb’s Restaurant Week is back for its third year. More than 25 restaurants are participating in the event designed to enable…

Illinois Republican lawmaker to introduce death penalty bill

August 18, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — A Republican state lawmaker is calling for the resurrection of the death penalty in Illinois after two mass shootings in the U.S. and recent gun violence in Chicago….

Pritzker touts expanded coverage of EpiPens, Lyme disease treatment

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill expanding insurance coverage for Illinoisans suffering from Lyme disease and discussed other health-related measures at a news conference…

USDA cuts forecast for Illinois crop production

August 17, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — This year’s Illinois corn crop could be as much as 17 percent smaller than last year’s crop, while soybean production could fall as much as 21 percent, the U.S….

Pritzker signs bills expanding state’s medical marijuana law

August 16, 2019

SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker celebrated a pair of new laws Aug. 12 that expand the state’s medical marijuana program, including one that gives students more options…

Concerns raised over gas-tax expenditures

August 15, 2019

(Second in a series of stories looking at the pork-barrel extras included in the state gas tax hike of 19 cents per gallon) Along with fixing roads, bridges and crumbling public structures,…