The Crowbotics Team at DeKalb High School is embarking on a trip to Houston, Texas this week to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship.
Sycamore voters will have another question to answer this year, as the Sycamore City Council on Monday approved a plan to place a referendum on the November ballot which could change the City Clerk’s Office from elected to appointed.
In response, DeKalb Mayor Cohen Barnes said he anticipates recommending some new candidates who are interested in serving on the city's Human Relations Commission once the 5th Ward Alderman spot is filled.
Elected or appointed? Voters could be asked in November to decide if the Sycamore City Clerk’s Office should remain an elected position, as the Sycamore City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to place a referendum on the ballot, according to city documents.
Board action was prompted by what school district officials said is a need to revise its 2023 property tax levy to reflect a record number of home assessment appeals processed by the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
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.
A groundbreaking ceremony and name unveiling was held Thursday for the new Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell Elementary School in DeKalb.
DeKalb city leaders this week turned down a request that would have paved the way for a convenience store with a small deli to set up shop in the former 7-Eleven, 802 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.
Between its shelter and transitional apartments, Safe Passage Inc. in DeKalb housed 169 people in 2023, and with help from recently announced federal funding that number is set to increase, officials revealed Wednesday.