SYCAMORE – People, not parties. That’s the mantra of all three candidates battling for the two seats in DeKalb County Board District 4. Incumbent Anita Jo Turner will take on fellow Democrat Joseph Bassett and Republican Anthony Cvek in the election, but all three said party affiliation does not dictate their decisions.

“It would just be nice to work together as a complete group instead of Democrats and Republicans,” Turner said.

District 4, which includes downtown Sycamore, extends south of Base Line Road toward Elmwood Cemetery and east of Motel Road toward Brickville Road, where it snakes around Main Street.