Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers and Jake Appleget were among the first NIU football players to announce entering the transfer portal.

Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers and Jake Appleget were among the first NIU football players to announce entering the transfer portal.

Every time he runs in Peoria, Carson Kaiser gets faster. This time, it also made him historic. The Kaneland sophomore took third in the Class 2A State Championship at Detweiller Park in Peoria. He is the Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Attendees can tour the history center’s “FOOD: Gathering Around the Table” exhibit. The open house also will include crafts, hot chocolate and snacks.

The December Brown Bag Lunch and Local Lore Series will feature a program about the 1907 engagement between barbed wire heiress Harriet Elise Ellwood to Syrian dragoman Said Kalil Haick.

The league’s Holiday Arts and Crafts Market is open through Dec. 24. Participants can buy handcrafted ornaments, decor and gifts made by local artists.

Kishwaukee College’s tutoring services department recently received Association of Colleges for Tutoring and Learning Assistance certification for its online tutoring program.

Teens and adults are invited to paint and play tabletop games during a program at the DeKalb Public Library.

The next DeKalb Women’s Club meeting will feature a presentation led by DeKalb Chamber of Commerce executive director Matt Duffy.

DeKalb County has warming centers throughout DeKalb, Sycamore and Genoa free to use and open to all looking for shelter during the cold season and winter weather.