Sycamore News

Author Rob Dancey and illustrator Mike Olson will be at Borders in DeKalb Saturday, July 11, signing copies of their new book, "When the Wild West Came to Town." Having been raised by a librarian and an amateur historian, it's little wonder that Robert Dancey developed a passion for both books and history.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Laurie Emmer will soon become the first female commander of VFW IL Post 5768, based in Sycamore.

Sycamore: Milk Mustache Tour coming The national "Got Milk?" Milk Mustache Mobile Drink Well / Live Well Tour is traveling coast to coast to reintroduce Americans to milk, a nutrient powerhouse.

SYCAMORE – A Malta woman has been charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals after police say she starved several pets.

SYCAMORE – A Sycamore man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he caused the death of his infant son by shaking him.

Tyson Kinsley of Sycamore was the overall winner of the second annual Unlimited Performance Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine 5K Charity Run June 20 at the old Kishwaukee Community Hospital.

The Harris garden in Kingston The University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners announce their second annual Gardenwalk and Plant Sale, to be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 11, rain or shine.

Love INC of DeKalb/Sycamore, a new Christian organization in the community, would like to thank all who helped make our first fundraiser a great success! We held our first annual pork chop barbecue on June 16, and wish to thank Whitman's Catering for their hard work, efficiency and wonderful product.

SYCAMORE – A pair of brothers were arraigned Wednesday on charges of a dozen Class X felonies in connection to an April 17 break-in in a DeKalb apartment.

Michigan residents Ray and Gertrude Prins took to the open road for a trip down the historic Lincoln Highway, before veering off the highway and coming across the Sycamore History Museum, where they viewed the Journey Stories exhibit.

Tom Schlieben and Alice Stroberg. Tom Schlieben didn't get a chance to dip Alice Stroberg's pigtails in the ink wells at North Grove School in first grade because the ink wells had been removed from the desks by then.

A Cary woman was critically injured in a two-car accident Saturday evening on Plank Road west of Moose Range Road.

U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Batavia, will hold his 45th session of Congress on Your Corner today at a grocery store in Sycamore.

DeKALB – John Farrell will begin today as the new state's attorney for the county.

Various street repair and street maintenance projects are planned for the city of Sycamore this year.

What's old is new again. In the fall, Sycamore School Dist. 427 will open its fifth elementary school at Plank and Lindgren roads.

Beck Diefenbach – bdiefenbach@daily-chronicle.com Sarah Bradley, of Genoa, tries to block fragments of pie from hitting her during the world's largest pie fight in Genoa on Saturday.

SYCAMORE – The family of a missing Maple Park man will be getting money back from the state that had been paid as bond for charges filed against him.

The spacious lawn of Sycamore United Methodist will become a stage at 6:30 p.m. June 20, featuring bluegrass music from Truman's Ridge.

DeKALB – A horse died Tuesday afternoon after a one-vehicle accident on Route 64 near Clare.