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CORTLAND – When Lissette Jacobson wears her blue scarf, her bilingual first-grade students know they should be conversing in English.
To Mim Evans, the downtown district is one of a community’s most important parts.
When his friend found him unconscious in her car April 2, she thought Benjamin Black has just shot heroin, court records show.
DeKALB – When Marcia Forest caught Wes Dvorak looking out the window of Barb City Manor one snowy day this winter, the new resident didn’t know she was about to make a friend.
ST. CHARLES – The 28-year-old Sycamore man accused of having heroin in his system during the crash that killed 11-year-old Matthew Ranken is asking a judge to reduce his $250,000 bond.
SYCAMORE – Police are looking for a 45-year-old man accused of growing 222 marijuana plants in the basement of a Sycamore home.
DeKALB – The new DeKalb police station is 60 percent finished, and should be complete by November, the city official overseeing the project says.
SYCAMORE – Constant floods have forced the Sycamore Park District to move its board meetings permanently.
DEKALB – As college students seek jobs after graduation, they find themselves learning the true value of their degrees and their education.
DeKALB – In the month since iWatch DeKalb went live, the DeKalb police have received at least 15 tips from the public.
DeKALB – The spelling bee scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the DeKalb Senior Activity Center has been canceled, according to a news release.
SYCAMORE – A registered sex offender taking a break from a motorcycle trip at a Waterman park Wednesday found himself taking a detour to DeKalb County jail.
SYCAMORE – A 45-year-old Sycamore man is serving five days in DeKalb County Jail after going to court Thursday morning with a blood-alcohol content of 0.282 percent.
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