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When Jillian Diehl goes to work, it doesn’t seem like a job.

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb County Historical-Genealogical Society's genealogy group next meets from 6 to 8 p.m. June 26.

SYCAMORE – ComEd will host an open house next month on plans to add transmission lines between existing substations in Byron and Wayne.

Planning is underway for DeKalb to host the Illinois High School Association state football championships for the first time in November. The two-day championship series is expected to draw in at least 30,000 fans.

DeKALB – Illinois workNet Center is hosting a job fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Community Outreach Building, 2500 N. Annie Glidden Road, DeKalb.

Few people would mistake me for a morning person.

DeKALB – DeKalb school officials saw a timeline of all the different upgrades that could be made to DeKalb School District 428’s elementary schools, upgrades that would cost at most $11.6 million.  

SYCAMORE – Art Attack is hosting a series of summer camps at 215 W. Elm St., Sycamore.

DeKALB – Heavy rain and flooding in the spring and early summer may be killing the buzz for carriers of West Nile virus this year. 

DeKALB – Some middle school music teachers could lose their jobs depending on how the DeKalb School District 428 Board implements the 2014-15 schedule.

SYCAMORE – A Sycamore contractor was approved by city officials to help fix the deteriorating sidewalks around the city. 

DeKALB – Myisha Hill wants to help people to get fit in a fun way, which is why she's offering free Zumba classes at her church this summer.

GENOA – Don Billington recently retired from Genoa-Kingston High School after spending 22 years as its principal. The job comprised much of his career: He joined the district after spending 11 years in the Warren School District coaching and teaching physical education and health. He recently spent a few moments talking with Daily Chronicle reporter Stephanie Hickman about his career and the next stage of his life.

Attending college has been a financial struggle for Alora Schoenhofen.

DeKALB – The DeKalb High School class of 1968 will host its 45-year reunion Friday and Saturday, according to a news release.