Statewide impact

SYCAMORE – An application to expand the county landfill should be filed to the county by Nov. 30.

MAPLE PARK — While Kaneland school district officials continue to push forward with plans to cut the budget, Kaneland's teachers and administrators likely will not reopen contract talks until after the New Year, if at all.

Editor’s note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Briefs who have been charged with a crime have not been proved guilty in court.

Tomorrow marks a bittersweet day for thousands of people. National Survivors of Suicide Day – the day meant for those left behind in the wake of a loved one’s suicide – stirs up painful emotions for me of my father’s suicide six-and-a-half years ago.