Hopkins Park News

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Municipal Band to present holiday show DeKalb's Fourth of July “Salute to the Veterans and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces” will be at 8 p.m. Saturday at DeKalb's Hopkins Park.

Dancers of the Ellas Dance Troupe in Chicago perform at Greek Fest in 2008. What started out as a small church picnic has manifested into a summer staple in DeKalb.

The summer camp program at Cornerstone Christian Academy in Sycamore is up and running.

Patricia Klonoski, of DeKalb, previews a book with her daughter Olivia, 8, at the DeKalb Public Library.

The Marlyn Majorettes and Majors Drum Corps of Sycamore will open its 2009 performance season at 8 p.m. Tuesday at DeKalb's Hopkins Park with a “Flag Day Band Concert.” The Marlyn Majors Color Guard flags will be featured in a special presentation as the band plays “Grand Old Flag.” The DeKalb Elks will salute the ...

Local blacksmith Chris Hubbard will be among the demonstrators plying their trades during Uncle Joe's Olde Thyme Country Faire.

DeKALB – Jim Dusing lost the 70th District state representative race in November, but he pulled in more votes than he was expecting – a quarter of the total.

DeKALB – A local developer is clearing his Sycamore Road property of trees to make way for a new cluster of town homes.

Sycamore is a great place to hang out in the summer months. A variety of things to do, combined with the quaint small-town atmosphere, make Sycamore an ideal town in which to enjoy the longer, slower days of the summer season.

Rory Martin, 8, and Evan Wilson, 6, manned their lemonade stand for the first unofficial day of the summer season on Monday.

DeKALB – The construction of DeKalb High School will create about 234 area jobs for carpenters, cement finishers, iron workers, electricians and other laborers, school officials said.

The DeKalb Park District is inviting area residents to take part in a community focus group to develop concept plans for the replacement of the pool at the Hopkins Park Aquatic Center.

The March of Dimes March for Babies will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.

DeKALB – About 180 bidders showed up Tuesday to express interest in building a new DeKalb High School.

Arianna Moser, 2, tip toes across a bridge on Easter at Hopkins Park in DeKalb. Wearing her Sunday best, she was among about 100 children swinging, sliding and scampering about the park Sunday afternoon.

Kelly Livingston of Sycamore helps her daughter, 4-year-old Molly, get out of a swing Wednesday while playing at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.

Last updated on 03/23/2009 at 11:53 a.m. A dead body was found in the Kishwaukee River near Hopkins Park Sunday afternoon which has yet to be identified.

Next time you're out for a walk or a ride on your bike, you might want to keep this study in mind.

Think it's safe to take a stroll in the suburbs? Think twice about that, cautions a report released Thursday by the Active Transportation Alliance .