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Sycamore City Council discusses budget revisions

By Jessica Wells | October 18, 2010

At its meeting Monday night, Sycamore City Council discussed revisions to the 2010-2011 budget and a consideration involving the former Chicago & Northwestern Depot. At the beginning of the meeting, the council approved changes to the budget made...

Janet Freeman, who works with the Opportunity House, packages gift wrap packaging for the upcoming holidays Wednesday morning.

Opportunity House knocks

By Jessica Wells | October 13, 2010

Sycamore | Since 1963, Opportunity House has been providing people with disabilities services to help them in their daily lives. Opportunity House, 202 Lucas St., Sycamore, helped more than 200 people last year by providing services like job placement,...

Sycamore man charged with sexual assault offenses

By Northern Star Staff | October 6, 2010

SYCAMORE | Sycamore Police arrested a man Wednesday for alleged sexual assault offenses. Rudy L. Salazar, 56, of Sycamore, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, a class X felony and four counts of aggravated criminal...

Sycamore hopes to bring Oprah to town

By Jessica Wells | September 30, 2010

Discover Sycamore, 407 W. State St. and area businesses are working on a special video with the goal to bring talk show queen Oprah Winfrey to the area for a visit. Michelle Schulz, owner of Kar-Fre Flowers, 1126 E. State St. said several people in the...

Bill Brady looks forward to state’s future

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 27, 2010

With elections right around the corner, Illinois Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) took his campaign for state governor on the road, addressing his agenda for the future of Illinois.  Brady spoke Monday at the Foster and Buick Law Group in Sycamore...

Lundeen’s hosts Brew Ha Ha!

By John Bachmann | September 26, 2010

Sycamore | The aroma of beer and brats filled the air Saturday afternoon outside of Lundeen's, 1760 DeKalb Ave. Lundeen's fifth annual Oktoberfest Brew Ha Ha! offered over 100 samples of various beers, bratwursts from Tom and Jerry's, 1670 DeKalb. Ave.,...

Sycamore man arrested with cocaine

Sycamore man arrested with cocaine

By Northern Star Staff | September 26, 2010

A Sycamore man was arrested Friday after police executed a search warrant in his home allegedly found cocaine. According to a Sycamore Police press release, officers searched the apartment of Marlin K. Green, 30, of the 200 block of North Sacramento Street,...

Sycamore City Council discussed financial situation

By Jessica Wells | September 20, 2010

SYCAMORE | The Sycamore City Council discussed the town’s current financial situation at Monday night’s meeting. According to the agenda, Dennis Hildebrandt and his audit team from Siepert & Co., LLP performed an independent audit of the financial...

Magician and Balloon Sculpter Tim Glander, of Whitewater, Wisconsin hands an alien balloon to Austin Allen as his father Mike Allen and Heather Romon watch on during the Sycamore Block Party Saturday.

Sycamore block party beats dreary weather

By Chris Krapek | September 20, 2010

The 10th annual Discover Sycamore block party went on this weekend as planned. Despite dreary weather, which cancelled some early activities for kids, the intersection of Somonauk and Elm was full with brave and bundled-up families Saturday afternoon....

Sycamore Block Party to be held Saturday

By Jessica Wells | September 15, 2010

The city of Sycamore invites everyone to come out for some good old fashioned family fun at its annual Block Party this Saturday from 3 to 11 p.m. This marks the tenth time Discover Sycamore has hosted this event and Megan Yockey, director of Discover...

Man killed after struck by car

By Northern Star Staff | September 13, 2010

A Sycamore man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of DeKalb Avenue early Sunday morning.  Dustin West, 24, of DeKalb was driving north on DeKalb Avenue when Alfonso C. Morales, 34 stepped out onto the street, according to a...

GPS system tracks where students get on and off school bus

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 12, 2010

DeKalb| In the wake of a missing Oregon boy, Kyron Horman, who never returned home on the bus after a school science fair, new tracking systems have been implemented in various school districts throughout the nation. These tracking systems are designed...