All three grants come from branches of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Rhonda Cowan: We are fortunate to live in a county with some of the most fertile soil in the country. Seeing productive agricultural land converted to solar panels is concerning, although I also believe landowners have the right to make decisions about how they use their property

Rebecca Johnson on solar farms: I am not a fan. With technology growing at the pace that it is, I personally feel like solar is the cassette tape to what is now digital music.

For the first time since 2020, the rate of suicides in Illinois dropped in 2024, but it remains a leading cause of death – particularly for children.

Travelers can once again drive the entire length of Peace Road through Sycamore after road work for a DeKalb County Highway Department project forced a week-long detour.

Sycamore avenged an earlier loss to La Salle-Peru and moved back into first place in the Interstate 8 and Genoa-Kingston had seven kills and eight digs from Jessie Fredrickson in a win.

Doolan Long and Dixon pressured the Genoa-Kingston all game, but goalie Adrian Leon and the Cogs’ defense kept turning them away in a 1-0 win, claiming its first Big Northern Conference title since 2022

Doug Janicke: I am running for office because I believe it is important that everyday people know how their government works and how much their involvement in it matters. I want the office of the County Clerk and Recorder to serve the people of the county

Mary Cozad on a top priority for the DeKalb County Board: Oversight of DeKalb County offices, employees and projects

Barb City Manor, a senior retirement living community in DeKalb, is partnering with Lalo’s Q to put on the inaugural Fall Food Truck Fest.