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”...

Wednesday• Anthony V. Saucedo, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with an in-state warrant.• Vicki S. Gustafson, 41, of Malta, was charged with retail theft.• Pieter J. Kruis, 30, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery.Thursday• Megan E. Erwin,...

The Sycamore Park District’s newest park is in need of a name.Students in kindergarten through sixth grade have until Nov. 8 to submit their suggestions for the name and a chance to win a $1,000 savings bond, said Superintendent of Recreation Bart Desch,...

DeKalb is celebrating the people who help make their neighborhoods special during National Community Planning Month.To celebrate, the city’s Planning and Development Division will host a National Community Planning Month photo contest. The People and...

DeKalb County’s newest clerk has been in his role for just a month, but he’s ready to see how he can use his background to help county residents.Douglas J. Johnson, county clerk and recorder, was appointed by the County Board after the former clerk...

Nine-year-old Susana Martin is making sure all her peers have a costume of their own this Halloween.After scanning through a magazine, Susana Martin got the idea to create a bin for people in her community to donate used costumes to, called the Halloween...

Hopkins Park was the site of a zombie apocalypse this weekend.Clinton Rosette Middle School, 650 N. First St., hosted its second annual Run for Your Life 5K Sunday morning. Runners had to escape the clutches of zombies chasing after them. Zombies were...

Animal lovers of all kinds, specifically huskies, joined together Saturday to raise funds for Raven’s Husky Haven and Rescue at Eggsclusive Cafe, 265 W. Peace Road.Raven’s Husky Haven and Rescue was started by Kelly Lambert and Jennifer Soule in January....