After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Sycamore Police Pension Fund lost 1.59 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

A home buyer who paid $170,800 to purchase a home on Oct. 2 paid the top home sale price for Malta in 2017.

The Sycamore Police Pension Fund had 30 active participants receiving an average salary of $73,238 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.75 percent, the Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund lost 3.03 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Spending per pupil at Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Public school administrators in Sandwich Community Unit School District 430, Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 and Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424 earn the highest average salary in DeKalb County, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.

Spending per pupil at Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 is up 10 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

The Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund had 29 active participants receiving an average salary of $82,552 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 60.2 percent of the $650,119 the Sycamore Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $1.51 for every $1 from pension members.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Sandwich Police Pension Fund lost 0.43 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Park districts for Genoa Twp, Dekalb and Sandwich employ the most government workers per capita in DeKalb County, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

After projecting its investments would grow by 5.00 percent, the Hinckley Community FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund lost 0.00 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Spending per pupil at Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 is up 9 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Taxpayers contributed 71.9 percent of the $806,061 the Sycamore Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.55 for every $1 from pension members.

The Sandwich Police Pension Fund had 16 active participants receiving an average salary of $64,062 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Spending per pupil at Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 is up 30 percent from five years ago, according to a DeKalb Times analysis of district finances.

Sixteen offenders released on parole in December live in Illinois zip code 60115, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

After projecting its investments would grow by 5.00 percent, the Genoa Police Pension Fund netted 1.64 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The Hinckley Community FPD Firefighter's Pension Fund had 1 active participants receiving an average salary of $38,944 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 69.1 percent of the $382,698 the Sandwich Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $2.23 for every $1 from pension members.