Fall Community Needs Grants open with $20,000 request cap
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Kishwaukee College releases Spring 2026 graduate list naming 365 students
The College's June 22 list records 386 degrees and certificates for 365 students and organizes graduates by hometown.
County authorizes 25 local agencies to join 2026-27 salt purchase
Sycamore Road District, District 427, and Kishwaukee College are among the agencies covered by agreements that route bidding and contracting through DeKalb County and the state purchasing program.
Council rezones former Central School for planned 19-apartment conversion
The 7-0 action moves 245 W. Exchange Street into R-3 zoning, while building and civil-code review still stands between the concept and construction.
Great Western Trail's final link shifts to late summer or fall
The Page Street-to-Old Mill Park segment remains backed by state transportation funding, but the Park District still lists the public opening as TBD.
Why one Sycamore tax code lists nine public bodies
DeKalb County's SY07 tax-code detail shows nine separate governments and districts serving one representative property, each with its own authority, budget, meetings, and records.
Where a Sycamore public decision actually lives
A review of the principal official archives shows that agendas, packets, approved minutes, video, and final actions often live in different files, pages, or platforms.
District 427 sets six priorities for 2026-27, with measures still to come
The Board's published goals cover learning, finances, public reporting, safety and well-being, facilities, and staffing. The page identifies the direction of the work, while new planning and dashboards are expected to shape how progress is tracked.
Library posts July cancellation notice; next Board meeting is August 11
The official Board archive links a cancellation notice for July 14, while the Library calendar lists the next meeting for 5:30 p.m. August 11.
Sycamore Township sets 9.99-cent electric supply rate for September
MC Squared will serve eligible aggregation customers for 24 months. Some accounts enroll automatically, while hourly-price, net-metering, and other special-service customers must opt in.
District 427 expands extracurricular eligibility for resident homeschool and private-school students
Policy revisions approved June 23 broaden access to District athletics and activities while keeping District and governing-organization eligibility rules in place.
G2K Trail remains closed as a 2025 surfacing job continues
The Forest Preserve says the route west of Russell Woods is closed until further notice, although the County project page had listed August 29, 2025 as the anticipated completion date.
Red Barn youth theater wins county approval; permits still gate reopening
The special use allows up to six productions a year at 27872 Moose Range Road, with an 80-person audience cap and required building, site, accessibility, health, and plumbing approvals before operation.