DeKalb County police started these one-stop-shop hiring events last year. The department hosts them quarterly. They include psychological exams and other job screening protocols. Major Nicole Rutland said the department is always looking for good men and women to wear the badge.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday that the application period for the 2025-26 Illinois Sheriffs' Association's Scholarship Program is now open. In a press release, DeKalb County S

On Friday, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office revealed Jacob Correll as the man shot during that Jan. 14 incident. Officials now say that happened after Jacob Correll, 33, and Rhonda Kay Correll, 62, shot Cheryl Rhodes, 47, of Fort Payne.

Ira Sigler was arrested for the 2008 murder of Terrance Watkins in DeKalb County. The task force solved the case using advanced forensics.

DeKalb County has lifted the state of emergency put in place due to winter weather earlier this week. CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced it had been lifted on Thursday, Jan. 23.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County officials have declared a State of Emergency as a severe winter storm continues to create dangerous conditions throughout the region. CEO Lorraine Cochran ...

DeKalb County’s sewer system overflows so frequently, polluting waterways with harmful bacteria, that the county is in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.

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ComEd is planning to build a new transmission line in DeKalb County, Ill., to meet growing energy demand and reinforce grid reliability. If approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the Kishwaukee Area Reliability Extension

DeKalb County announces its 41st annual MLK celebration with Dr. Jamal Bryant speaking on justice and nonviolence.

Jan. 22, 7:20 p.m.Atlanta Public Schools will be open on Thursday, Jan. 23, with a two-hour delay. The delayed bell schedule:– Elementary school: 9:45 a.m.– Middle school: 11:15 a.m.– High school: 10:30 a.

On Sunday, DeKalb County police responded to a report of a drowning along the 3400 block of Brook Rose Lane. When officers arrived, they found a body in a creek in the woods. The victim was only identified as a 35-year-old man. At this time, DKPD said there are no obvious signs of foul play.