Sycamore

El porcentaje de estudiantes de Illinois quienes están "crónicamente ausentes", es decir que faltan más del 10% del año escolar, se disparó durante el inicio de la pandemia. Ha bajado un poco desde entonces, pero las tasas siguen siendo mucho más altas que antes de la pandemia. Peter Medlin de WNIJ nos informa.

The percentage of Illinois students who are “chronically absent” -- meaning they miss more than 10% of the school year -- skyrocketed during the early pandemic. It’s fallen a bit since, but rates are still far higher than pre-COVID. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports…

The latest referendum doesn't specify who would make the appointment for a city clerk.

On a new Teachers' Lounge Radio Show, professor Joseph Flynn about teaching as a tool for oppression or profound growth and an agriculture teacher talks about why ag is for everyone.

Flags fly over Sycamore, Illinois as it celebrates the world’s favorite orange gourd: The Pumpkin Festival gets underway the last full weekend before Halloween. It’s those orange flags with the grinning jack-o'-lantern that drove a listener to contact WNIJ’s Under Rocks team to get answers to some burning questions. And make sure you listen ‘til the very end of the show for a special appearance by our favorite Illinois Enthusiast!

“When both of my children came back with lead being positive in their system, and one of them being toxic levels -- I expected better."

The Sycamore State Theater has reopened to the public. The new owners plan to keep it a traditional movie theater, but with some exciting new additions...

Several Sycamore residents filed a class-action lawsuit against the City claiming a polluted local water supply. The suit alleges the City neglected an…

Public libraries are working to open up their facilities to the public again, even as they expand their offerings online. When Governor J.B. Pritzker's…

Northwestern Medicine is implementing new rules at its hospitals and clinics in response to the spread of COVID-19. Patients were previously encouraged to…