A Rockford man faces felony charges in relation to three smash and grab burglaries.Andrew N. Sanders, 28, was arrested at his residence Tuesday by Sycamore Police.The burglaries occurred in the late evening hours of July 21 and early morning hours of...

A Sycamore man was arrested Sunday after police investigated alleged sex offenses against a child.Mark Baumann, 44, faces three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and possession of...

Kevin A. Crosby, 40, of Sycamore, faces charges of aggravated battery and domestic battery.Sycamore police were informed on Monday of a 6-year-old has bruises on his face and head, leading to an investigation, according to a Sycamore Police Department...

Police have charged a Sycamore man with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.On April 17, the girl told police she had been assaulted in Barber's home on April 14, according to a Sycamore Police news release. Timothy G. Barber, 51, was charged with...

The DeKalb and Sycamore police departments will conduct a child safety seat checkpoint 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday outside of Hy-Vee Floral, 2700 DeKalb Ave.Certified child passenger safety technicians will provide free safety seat inspections as a part of...

On Nov. 26, employees and volunteers of the DeKalb and Sycamore Police Departments visited the towns of East Peoria and Washington, Ill., where tornadoes destroyed more than 1,000 homes and left one dead and many injured Nov. 17.The tornado disaster relief...

According to the DeKalb County Coroner’s Office press release, 56-year-old Evaristo Alvarado from Sandwich was identified as the man crushed in a fatal accident Tuesday afternoon. Alvarado was crushed at the back of the storage lot of Menards, 1825...

DeKALB | The Sycamore Police Department, 535 DeKalb Ave., recently added an 18,000 square foot addition to the old police station. “We needed the expansion due to lack of space and lack of some necessary functions that a police station needs,” said...