• Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: DeKalb’s Alex Schwantes
    Dec 2 2025
    After missing the state championships in 2024 by 0.01 seconds last year, Alex Schwantes was determined not to miss out again. The DeKalb junior qualified and finished in the top of the field this season.
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  • Daily Chronicle 2025 Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: DeKalb’s Alex Schwantes
    Dec 2 2025
    After missing the state championships in 2024 by 0.01 seconds last year, Alex Schwantes was determined not to miss out again. The DeKalb junior qualified and finished in the top of the field this season.
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    4 mins
  • Standing room only for first public look at DeKalb 560-acre Endeavour Energy data center proposal
    Dec 2 2025
    It was standing room only Monday night as dozens of DeKalb residents turned out despite the snowy weather to share their thoughts on a proposed 560-acre Endeavour Energy data center. The project got support from a city commission, and next heads to the City Council.
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    5 mins
  • Zora Watts, DeKalb defense come up big in road win at Rochelle
    Dec 2 2025
    It’s hard to turn the ball over 27 times and win a game, let alone double digits. But the DeKalb girls’ basketball team forced 19 turnovers of its own against Rochelle on Monday night and Zora Watts had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Barbs’ 46-31 win over the Hubs.
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    4 mins
  • Zora Watts, DeKalb defense come up big in road win at Rochelle
    Dec 2 2025
    It’s hard to turn the ball over 27 times and win a game, let alone double digits. But the DeKalb girls’ basketball team forced 19 turnovers of its own against Rochelle on Monday night and Zora Watts had 10 rebounds and three blocks in the Barbs’ 46-31 win over the Hubs.
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    4 mins
  • Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers among first NIU players to hit transfer portal
    Dec 1 2025
    Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers and Jake Appleget were among the first NIU football players to announce entering the transfer portal.
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    2 mins
  • Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers among first NIU players to hit portal
    Dec 1 2025
    Josh Holst, DeAree Rogers and Jake Appleget were among the first NIU football players to announce entering the transfer portal.
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    2 mins
  • Daily Chronicle 2025 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year: Kaneland’s Carson Kaiser
    Dec 1 2025
    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.
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    4 mins