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A DeKalb firefighter/paramedic has died while off duty, the city announced Tuesday. “To lose one of our firefighters in the city of DeKalb is just crushing,” Mayor Cohen Barnes said.
A private airstrip on the border of DeKalb and Kane counties could soon be built, according to DeKalb County documents and a vote of approval from local officials.
A six-figure contract for a project that officials believe could help mitigate a flooding risk was unanimously approved by the Sycamore City Council on Monday.
A teenager found guilty in February of second-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of Sycamore 17-year-old Kaleb McCall has filed a motion for a new trial, court records show.
NPR affiliate WNIJ, a longtime DeKalb-based source for in-depth news and analysis, diverse music programming and cultural coverage, is bracing after losing $270,000 this year in federal funding.