Three different developments that could bring new housing and commercial buildings to Sycamore are up for city consideration Monday, documents show. Proposals include luxury apartments, single-family homes and commercial space.

A proposed north Sycamore apartment complex backed by DeKalb-based Pappas Development was met with some sharp backlash from city residents during a public hearing this week. The plan, if approved, would build a 66-unit apartment complex west of Primm Drive.

A DeKalb mother has filed a lawsuit against DeKalb School District 428, records show. Shannon Stoker argues in the court filing that district staff neglected her son's needs when his whereabouts were unknown on his first day of Kindergarten last year.

Freshman enrollment is up at Northern Illinois University, and this year made up of majority first-generation college students, marking a break in a two-year incoming class slump and what officials said Tuesday shows NIU's commitment to making higher education accessible to all.

After dozens of seats were damaged at Sycamore State Theater in what was described by theater owners as an act of vandalism, the historic downtown spot has paired with Hy-Vee to raise funds for new seats.