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A corporate jet departs the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport after conducting business in DeKalb. The DeKalb Airport hopes to soon provide a more convenient option for NIU teams.

Athletes to fly with DeKalb airport come August

By Hany Abdel | December 9, 2013

Athletics will be up and away when it’s allowed to use the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport for travel, which may come as soon as August.For more than 20 years, the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St., has plugged away with yearly reviews...

One of the last flying B-17 bombers from World War II takes off July 22 at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. Co-piloted by Sycamore resident Fred DeWitt, this airplane was built in 1944 and was used on many missions throughout World War II.

Locals take off with World War II B-17 Bomber

By Kelly Bauer | July 22, 2013

It’s your turn to be mistaken for the man of steel (or a bird), DeKalbians.Locals will be able to take off in a World War II B-17 bomber alongside pilot Jim Kimmel and his co-pilot for the area, Fred DeWitt, of Sycamore, until Sunday. Kimmel and the...

DeKalb has no plans to relocate Corn Fest

By Brian Belford | July 25, 2011

DeKalb | The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St., is a good venue for the annual summer music festival Corn Fest in terms of safety and space for its many attractions. "Since [Corn Fest has] been at the airport, both crimes and incidents...