Sycamore News

Third-grader Aidan Nehring, puts his laptop away before lunch at West Elementary in Sycamore.

Rock Island's Darius Henderson wrestles DeKalb's Evan Jones Saturday for the Class 2A Sterling Sectional title at 132 pounds.

SYCAMORE – Parents say a Sycamore child's quick thinking in performing the Heimlich maneuver saved his friend's life.

SYCAMORE, Ill. - No paper, no pencils, no problem. A pair of teachers at West Elementary School in Sycamore is changing the way their students learn by ditching notebooks for netbooks in a paperless classroom approach far different from the traditional mold.

SYCAMORE – An organization that could bolster art and entertainment businesses in the county is in jeopardy of never launching.

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series analyzing the growth of wrestling in the area.

A pair of teachers at West Elementary School in Sycamore is changing the way their students learn by ditching notebooks for netbooks in a paperless classroom approach far different from the traditional mold.

SYCAMORE – DeKalb County Treasurer Mark A. Todd and Supervisor of Assessments Robin Brunschon want to make property owners aware of available real estate tax exemptions.

A Superior Thresher, made at the Illinois Thresher Co. in Sycamore, ready to ship out on a Chicago & North Western car.

SYCAMORE – Sycamore resident Chris Koley grew up watching and admiring some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, like Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

While it generates billions of dollars in sales, Valentine's Day is not the biggest holiday of the year, spending-wise. Todd Hendrey, co-owner of The Confectionary in DeKalb and Sycamore, said Valentine's ranks third in chocolate sales, behind Christmas and Easter.

Editor's Note: This interview originally ran in the Nov. 2, 2011 edition of The MidWeek.

Joe White loads a truck full of soybeans Thursday to deliver from the White farm in Elburn.

If our name was Buick, sure, we'd probably drive one. Now attorney David Buick of Sycamore, Ill., has finally caught on to the namesake concept.

Bradley McKendry and Tanner Freeman, both of DeKalb Cub Scout Pack 133 out of DeKalb, try to build a fire using flint Saturday, Feb.

Wally Thurow, usually referred to as "Mr. Pumpkin," at the 2011 Sycamore Pumpkin Fest.

SYCAMORE – Authorities announced Thursday afternoon that a Sycamore man who was the subject of a police investigation which resulted in the issuance of a warrant for his arrest on 29 counts related to child pornography was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot.

SYCAMORE – The DeKalb Chess Club will hold the latest in its ongoing series of Family Chess Nights Thursday, Feb.

The DeKalb Area Association of REALTORS again is conducting its “Gift from the Heart” food drive to fill the food pantries of DeKalb, Genoa, Rochelle and Sycamore.

Sycamore Boy Scout Kevin Loitz is collecting unwanted musical instruments so the Sycamore School District can loan them to students who can't afford to rent them.