IN PICTURES: Insomnia Cookies

By Zulfiqar Ahmed and Summer Fitzgerald|January 31, 2022

Summer Fitzgerald

People of all ages were present at the grand opening of the store located at 203 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115.

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First Place - The Holmes Student Center sits between trees as the leaves begin to change colors. The Northern Star’s Photo Competition accepted submissions for its first theme between March 24 and April 6. (Courtesy of Akemi McHan)

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A protester stands on Illinois Route 23 while holding a sign that says “FASCIST IMPEACH 47 NOW” and flips off a truck as it billows smoke from its exhaust pipe. The No Kings protest began just before noon and lasted until around 1:45 p.m. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

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Members of DeKalb American Legion Post 66 and the DeKalb High School Marching Barbs march with musical instruments and flags during the 2023 Memorial Day Parade in DeKalb. The 2024 Memorial Day Parade will take place May 27. (Courtesy of the City of DeKalb)

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DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan leads the staff of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office to their seats during the law enforcement walk-through Thursday at the funeral for Deputy Sheriff Christina Musil. Musil died after a pickup truck struck her patrol vehicle from behind on March 28. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

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Two firefighters talk through the building’s garage Tuesday at 1031 W. Lincoln Highway. The spray from a hose damaged a hanging light fixture while crews attempted to suppress the fire from within the building. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

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Bassist JM Graveside hoists his bass above his head while playing at the Fargo Venue Saturday. Graveside jumped off stage toward the end of the show to get closer to the audience. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

Gallery: Fargo rocks audience with foot-stomping show

The Burning Cicada Arts and Music Festival will be on Saturday in Hopkins Park. The festival will include live performances and activities for all ages. (Courtesy of Burning Cicada)

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A group of Illinois Vintage Fest attendees rummage through the discounted clothing bin at one of the vendors. Some vendors offered discounted prices to attendees due to the rain that occurred during the set up of the event on Saturday. (Ethan Rodriguez | Northern Star)

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Marcos and Natalia Becerra, children of DeKalb residents Martha and Cosme, pretend to drive a John Deere combine harvester on North Third Street during Corn Fest on Sunday. The John Deere combine harvester, the “StalkMaster,” is one of many types of combine harvesters used to harvest corn. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

Gallery: DeKalb hosts their annual Corn Fest for residents and students

Corn Fest attendees line up for the free corn boil at Corn Fest on Saturday at Lincoln Highway, East of North 4th Street. Corn Fest took place on Lincoln Highway from 1st Street to 4th street and extended into 2nd and 3rd street to Oak Street. (Totus Tuus Keely | Northern Star)

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