Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 15 to Oct. 21.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 8 to Oct. 14.

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Jeff Keicher knows what it's like to help people in need.

Jeff Keicher has joined a growing list of Republicans angry over Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision to sign a bill that will now force Illinois taxpayers to cover the cost of abortions.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Oct. 1 to Oct. 7.

A DeKalb County Board member has filed a motion in an attempt to stop Northern Illinois University's (NIU) generous payout to former president Douglas Baker, according to Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW).

Gov. Bruce Rauner recently announced he will sign controversial abortion funding expansion House Bill 40 into law, which critics say will increase the number of abortions from the reported 219 in DeKalb County in 2015.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Sept. 24 to Sept. 30.

Maple Park-Countryside Fire Protection District responded to 30 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DeKalb Times.

Sycamore Fire Department responded to 221 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DeKalb Times.

Sycamore High School students Sophia McComb, Madeline McCormick and Megan Sapita recently joined Rep. Randy Hultgren’s (IL-14) second annual class of STEM Scholars, a student leadership program dedicated to promoting the benefits of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Malta Fire Protection District responded to 16 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DeKalb Times.

Genoa-Kingston Fire Protection District responded to 76 calls in 2016, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System obtained by the DeKalb Times.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Sept. 17 to Sept. 23.

One offender released on parole in May lives in Illinois zip code 60178, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

One offender released on parole in May lives in Illinois zip code 60552, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by DeKalb Times.

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

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of September 3-9, 2017.

Athletes in Action tracks players with ties to communities within the DeKalb Times coverage area as they compete at the collegiate level. The following football players will compete during the week of Sept. 10 to Sept. 16.