DeKalb Daily Chronicle
NIU freshman enrollment up, second-largest incoming class since 2014, officials say
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…
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1mLemonade truck opens in Sycamore
Polar’s Lemonade offers freshly made lemon shake-ups and various beverages.
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3mSycamore State Theatre’s second mural gets seal of approval
The mural, which will be created by Rockford muralist Brett Whitacre, is expected to give a nod to Sycamore’s place as the seat of DeKalb County.
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2mDisability Pride Month program is July 28 at DeKalb library
The DeKalb Public Library will partner with RAMP to offer an interactive pop-up disability program for residents to celebrate Disability Pride Month.
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2mTails Humane Society’s Online Pawction ends July 26
Tails Humane Society is hosting an online Pawction for community members to support the shelter’s over 2,200 homeless pets. The auction runs through July 26 online.
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5mFrom Wrigley at age 1 to Chase Field at 60: One DeKalb father, son’s ballpark odyssey
1994: Tim takes 1-year-old Zack to Wrigley Field. 2026: Zack gifts Tim to tickets to see ballpark No. 30 at Chase Field. 32 years. 30 stadiums. One unforgettable family journey for DeKalb father and son.