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Daily Chronicle 2026 Softball Player of the Year: Sycamore’s Kairi Lantz
Two years ago, Kairi Lantz decided to walk away from organized softball after high school. This season, her final season, she had the best one of her life. The Sycamore catcher is the Daily Chronicle…
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5mDaily Chronicle 2026 Softball All-Area Team
Elizabeth Davis set home-run records at Genoa-Kingston. Bella Jacobs nearly set strikeout records at Sycamore. Throw in NCAA Division I players like Brynn Woods from Kaneland and Sycamore's Faith Heil, and that's still just a sample of the Daily Chronicle All-Area Softball Team.
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6mDaily Chronicle 2026 Baseball All-Area Team
Big boppers, dominant aces and vacuum cleaner fielders up and down the list highlight the Daily Chronicle 2026 All Area Baseball team.
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4mRabid bat found in rural southern DeKalb County
A bat tested positive for rabies in Leland, the first 2026 case reported in DeKalb County, the health department announced this week.
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5mDaily Chronicle 2026 Baseball Player of the Year: DeKalb’s Cole Latimer
"DeKalb baseball is a legit contender every year." Cole Latimer, an NIU commit for baseball and football, helped build that. He's the Daily Chronicle 2026 Player of the Year.
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9mDeKalb police Flock contract OK’d for license plate reader cameras; Some residents voice privacy concerns
Despite some public concerns raised about privacy laws and data sharing, DeKalb city leaders on Monday agreed to contract the police department with Flock Safety to manage local license plate reader cameras. "We need to be progressive in law enforcement," Chief David Byrd said.