The August dates that can shape Sycamore's public work
A consolidated calendar reveals a same-night Board conflict, a cluster of early-August school meetings, and the return of County government after July recess.
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Land and infrastructure
Roads, trails, buildings, utilities, parks, and the public assets that cross jurisdiction lines.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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