Black Friday will come early to Sycamore this year as shops downtown will have special deals and merriment a week in advance. The Moonlight Madness shopping event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday throughout downtown Sycamore. Rich Para, co-owner of Sweet...

This month, Sweet Earth Jewelry and Gifts, 341 W. State Street, Sycamore, is offering a bead trunk show as well as a bracelet making class. These activities, however, are nothing new to the store and its owners Rich and Roseann Para. The Paras have owned...