Science is reinventing Halloween at the 53rd annual Pumpkin Festival, which kicks off Oct. 22.The five-day festival, themed Pumpkin Inventions, takes place throughout downtown Sycamore and includes food stands, pumpkin displays and a Saturday performance...

Locals can sharpen their music skills and participate in concerts through programs offered at NIU.The courses are available through the Community School of the Arts, and children can also join the school’s choir.LessonsMusic lessons using the Suzuki...

The Pumpkin Festival parade returned for its 52nd annual year as the heart of the festival Sunday in Sycamore.The two-hour parade included local fire engines and ambulances, marching bands and community floats. Crowds of people arrived as early as 8 a.m....

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...

Mr. Pumpkin & the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival: A 50 Year History hit the shelves on Monday. The biography, written by Tom Oestreicher, focuses on the life of Wally Thurow who was known as “Mr. Pumpkin.” The book focuses on the history of the Sycamore...

The city of Sycamore is about to grow by the thousands.The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival kicked off Wednesday and continues through Sunday.This year's theme is "50 Fabulous Years of Pumpkins," said Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy. During the five days of the festival,...