Local Highlights

DeKalb County Veterans Day Activities

November 7, 2019 @ 9:28 pm

LOCAL CEREMONIES Veterans are invited to stand guard for a 24-hour Veterans Vigil that will take place at the Avenue of Flags beginning with...

Goodwill Seeks Volunteers for Free Tax Preparation Program

November 4, 2019 @ 9:13 am

Per Shannon Harper, PR/Marketing Manager of Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois: Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is seeking volunteers for its GoodTAXES program located...

Donate Leftover Candy to Sweets4Troops

October 31, 2019 @ 1:49 pm

Per Sweets4Troops: Halloween is a special time of year for kids (young and old) to have fun and go trick or treating. But there...

Fall Leaf Collection to Begin Oct 28th

October 23, 2019 @ 7:46 pm

Curbside Leaf Collection Begins October 28 Per the City of DeKalb: DeKalb’s annual loose leaf collection begins Monday, October 28, and will continue through...

Top 7 Pet Safety Tips For Halloween

October 22, 2019 @ 11:42 am

Halloween is fun time for adults and children, dressing up in costumes and going around the neighborhood collecting candy, but it can also be...

Area Trick or Treating Times

October 18, 2019 @ 10:44 am

Check out this list of designated Halloween “Trick or Treat” times across Northern Illinois! Beloit: 5-7 p.m. Belvidere: 4-8 pm Byron: 5-7 p.m. Caledonia: 6-8 p.m. Capron: 4-7 p.m....

Celebrate Halloween Around DeKalb County

October 17, 2019 @ 8:59 pm

Check out all of the great ways to celebrate Halloween around DeKalb County!...

Hometown Hero: Rick Shott

October 16, 2019 @ 5:00 pm

94.9 WDKB and First National Bank presented this week’s #HometownHero award to: Rick Shott We know how important pets are to our families and so we...

ALL of the Deals You Can Score on 815 Day

August 12, 2019 @ 10:36 am

815 Day is August 15th in Rockford, and it’s time to celebrate our city!...

Corn Fest 2019

August 9, 2019 @ 8:43 am

Join us for a full weekend of food, fun, and entertainment at the 42nd annual DeKalb Corn Fest! Corn Fest will take place Friday,...