Kelsey Rettke

DeKALB – A manufacturer has proposed building a new 1.3 million square-foot warehouse facility on 147 acres of land owned by 3M on DeKalb's south side, city documents show.

Developing: A portion of Rich Road in unincorporated DeKalb is temporarily closed Wednesday morning due to an ongoing police investigation, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announced. A heavy police presence is in the area.

Update: A man was shot and killed by police in DeKalb Wednesday after authorities alleged he took a person hostage inside a vehicle in Rockford, and an hours-long police chase and hostage standoff unfurled, ending in a shooting, said DeKalb County Sheriff.

Developing: DeKalb police shot a man Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly stabbed multiple employees inside a local car dealership and refused to drop the knife when ordered, authorities said. It's the second, unrelated, police shooting in less than 24 hours in the county.

No charges announced yet as of Thursday; ISP handling use-of-force investigation, says deputy chief

Authorities identified a Rockford man Friday as the suspect who was shot and killed by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after an hourslong standoff where he allegedly took a hostage and shot at police.

SYCAMORE – A 16-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 fatal stabbing of his Sycamore High School classmate Kaleb McCall will be tried as an adult, and could face decades in prison if convicted, a judge ruled this month.

Diamonte Dailey, 18, died hours after his birthday on April 4, 2022. His mom, sister say they're ‘haunted' by final memories of him

DeKALB – Authorities announced criminal charges Thursday for a DeKalb man who was shot by police a week ago after he allegedly attacked multiple employees with a knife inside a car dealership.

DeKALB – About midday on Oct. 23, a DeKalb man walked into a local auto dealership, and told an employee who tried to sell him a car that “he was thinking about brutally murdering someone,” court records show.