A fire in a DeKalb home Friday morning caused $175,000 in damages.The DeKalb Fire Department was called for the fire at 2:47 p.m. and responders found heavy smoke within the house and fire on the back of the house. Firefighters attempted to enter the...
Kids got an extra day of Halloween with help from local businesses over the weekend.Saturday afternoon, downtown businesses hosted a trick-or treating event called the Downtown DeKalb Spooktacular. More than 40 downtown businesses handed out candy to...
The Sycamore Library was the place to shoot mini golf while avoiding the undead as they wandered rooms of the library Saturday.Families played mini golf for a cause on Saturday, raising funds for library furniture and equipment while having fun in the...
The Sycamore History Museum had locals bustling Saturday for the Historic Homes Tour during the 52nd annual Pumpkin Fest.The annual tour’s theme for this year was the Movers and Shakers of Sycamore, and it featured six of Sycamore’s oldest homes,...
Pumpkin Fest started off with a creative bang Wednesday with the Sycamore Lions Club 52nd Annual Pumpkin Display on the Sycamore Courthouse lawn.Fest Vice President Bart Desch said the pumpkin display brought crowds of close to 800 people Wednesday. There...
Two local businesses failed tobacco compliance checks Tuesday.Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, and Huskies Tobacco, 1023 W. Hillcrest, were found to be in violation of the law by selling tobacco to a minor, according to DeKalb Police. Twenty-eight...
The DeKalb Police Department’s Targeted Response Unit’s focus on street crimes is helping the department pursue Chief Gene Lowery’s 20/20 initiatives for DeKalb.Sgt. Steve Lekkas, head of the unit, said the idea for the unit came about a year ago,...
The Fossil Band is gearing up for another once-a-year performance.The Fossil Band only performs at the Pumpkin Parade and is a marching band composed of older people, and usually has 50 to 75 people. With only one performance a year, Fossil Band members...
This year’s grand marshal for the Pumpkin Festival parade is a proud contributor to the Sycamore community.Brian Bickner is the head coach for the Kishwaukee YMCA/DeKalb County Swim Team and will be leading Sunday’s parade as a community leader. As...
The Little Free Library program hopes to bring Latino families together through books.The program is part of a worldwide movement to promotes literacy through free book exchanges. In DeKalb, two Daily Chronicle vending machines have been converted into...
The DeKalb Police Department is partnering with Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, for a child safety seat checkup event.The event will be held 9 a.m. to noon Friday in the Schnucks parking lot. Certified child safety seat technicians, including police...
Former DeKalb resident Margit Liesche is returning to her childhood home to share her love of writing and history.Liesche is coming to DeKalb to promote her new book, “Triptych,” at 7 p.m. today at Barnes and Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road. “Triptych”...
