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StoryCounty authorizes 25 local agencies to join 2026-27 salt purchaseSycamore 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.
StoryGreat Western Trail's final link shifts to late summer or fallThe Page Street-to-Old Mill Park segment remains backed by state transportation funding, but the Park District still lists the public opening as TBD.
StoryWhy one Sycamore tax code lists nine public bodiesDeKalb 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.
StorySycamore Township sets 9.99-cent electric supply rate for SeptemberMC 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.StoryG2K Trail remains closed as a 2025 surfacing job continuesThe 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.