State Rep. Brad Fritts, R-Dixon, announced Wednesday that he withdrew his membership in the Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce after the Chamber added a DEI statement to its website and removed the word “God” from a prayer at its annual scholarship fu.

A DeKalb man who appeared in front of a judge Wednesday with his head bandaged has been charged with a hate crime following a bloody attack in DeKalb that police said was provoked by the man yelling racial slurs. | Click the image to read our story

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A DeKalb woman was hospitalized Tuesday after a two-car crash in DeKalb Township, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. | Click the image to read our story

The DeKalb High School flag football team held their first practice Wednesday as they get ready to open their first season. | Click the image to read our story

The DeKalb Township will host a Wise and Well Senior Summit to inform, connect and support seniors. | Click the image to read our story

Chicago Bears backup quarterback Tyson Bagent couldn't hold back tears when thinking about where he came from to where he was on Wednesday. He went from being an undrafted free agent to earning a two-year, $10 million extension. | Click the image to re.

Looking Back at history during the week of Aug. 20, 2025 | Click the image to read our story

Community members experiencing memory loss and their care partners will be able to attend a memory cafe at the DeKalb Public Library. | Click the image to read our story

The Chicago Bears have secured their quarterback room for their next few seasons when they reportedly signed backup quarterback Tyson Bagent to a two-year, $10 million extension Wednesday. | Click the image to read our story

For the past five years, Wessels’ Family Farm has grown, harvested and delivered the corn that festivalgoers at Corn Fest in DeKalb enjoy when at the annual end-of-summer festival. They're prepping hundreds of ears for Saturday. | Click the image to re.

Now that Sycamore Community School District 427 has hired a national firm to search for the district’s next superintendent, here’s what the community should expect to happen. | Click the image to read our story

The Sycamore Public Library will partner with the DeKalb County History Center to hold its final story time for the summer. | Click the image to read our story

The DeKalb Public Library will host a “Returning to Romance through Food and Flirty Fun in Fiction” watch party for adults and teens ages 16 and older featuring romance book author Casey McQuiston. | Click the image to read our story

Both full-time temporary and hourly on-call positions are available to help maintain more than 45,000 lane miles statewide during the winter months, according to IDOT. | Click the image to read our story

'The House is supposed to be the People’s House, and should represent all people equally across the whole country. House district sizes should be set by the population of the least populated state, so each state gets at least one representative'

The recruiting billboard for a right-wing extremist group, the Proud Boys, was removed in Clinton County after an outpouring of outrage.

Corn Fest is this weekend in downtown DeKalb, while Sycamore will host the Ribs, Rhythm & Brews festival Saturday, Aug. 23. | Click the image to read our story

The Genoa-Kingston football team continues to practice as they get ready for the upcoming season. | Click the image to read our story

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A new system and a new outlook has Hiawatha optimistic for a playoff return after missing out on the eight-man postseason in 2024. | Click the image to read our story