Designer Shoe Warehouse and Five Below will open next week in the Oakland Place Shopping Center.Roger Hopkins, DeKalb economic development consultant, said DSW will open on April 10, and Five Below will likely open the same day. Hopkins said there is...
The Northern Illinois Trail Runners Organization will host the eight-week Walk to Run 101 program training for the NITRO Trailblazer 5K Run.The nine-week program begins April 21 with walking and jogging and finishes June 21 with a 5K Run at the Sycamore...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.March 22• Candace N. Ciminski, 22, of Geneva, was charged...
The DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce will host the 2014 Community Expo from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the DeKalb High School Field House, 501 W. Dresser Road.There will be more than 100 local businesses, food from local restaurants, inflatable bounce...
DeKalb Police made two drunk driving arrests and one other significant arrest during the department’s St. Patrick’s Day crackdown.Lt. James McDougall said two of the arrests were made after midnight, according to a news release by the DeKalb Police...
Thursday• Antonio Aguilar, 18, of Cicero, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Ibrahima D. Diallo, 19, of Chicago, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Justin J. Johnson, 18, of Chicago, was charged...
Locals were able to learn more about Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, through stories of her involvement with spiritualism Monday at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.To bring Women’s History Month to a close, actress and historian Valerie...
The Boys and Books program went to West Elementary this month to show young boys how fun reading can be.The Boys and Books program is one of several programs offered by the Jerry L. Johns Literacy Clinic, 3100 Sycamore Road, suite 2003. The program enhances...
The Wally Thurow Tribute Committee said clay molding for a bronze statue is scheduled to start in April.The statue of Wally Thurow will serve as a tribute to the Sycamore resident and the Pumpkin Festival he founded.The life-size statue will show Thurow...
City Council approved a permit for a Culver’s Drive-Thru at Monday’s meeting.The council also approved sign waivers for Culver’s, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, to provide better visibility for the business.Plano residents Jeff and Marcia Newkirk have...
Winter conditions caused the final winter’s Farmers’ Market to be the second event of the season rather than of the three usually held.The market is held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. Fourth St. The market began 9 a.m. and ended...
DeKalb County Community Gardens is working in partnership with the Sycamore and the DeKalb Public Libraries to create one of the first seed libraries in Illinois.In preparation for the seed banks there will be community potlucks and seed-sorting events...
