Kelsey Rettke is an Editor at the Daily Chronicle. She covers a diverse range of topics, with a focus on crime and justice, the judicial system, and cultural issues, while also delving into sports and animal rights. Kelsey has been featured in the Daily Herald (Chicago, IL).
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Shaw Local file photo – A 78-year-old DeKalb woman was hospitalized Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, after her car went off the road in Sycamore and crashed into a tree, authorities said. (Mark Black)
Emergency lights (Provided photo) A portion of Route 64 is temporarily closed Wednesday morning in Campton Hills as police respond to a serious traffic crash.
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By: Janelle Walker, Kelsey Rettke
Heavy smoke wafts out of a four-unit condo complex on Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2026, on West Oakwood Drive in McHenry Township. (Photo provided by McHenry Township Fire Protection District)
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By: Kelsey Rettke
AP file photo – The best protection against measles remains the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, DuPage County health officials said. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson/AP)
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By: Alexa Lis, Claire O Brien, Kelsey Rettke
Jon M. Roth (Photo Provided by Huntley Police Department) A Huntley School District 158 school bus driver has been charged with almost a
Emergency lights (Provided photo) A portion of Route 64 has reopened after it closed for multiple hours on Wednesday in Campton Hills while police responded to a serious traffic crash.
Emergency lights (Provided photo) A 35-year-old man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 64 in Campton Hills on Wednesday, police said in an update.
This year’s Historic Homes Tour, featuring notable houses around town, keeps with the theme “A Patriotic Pumpkin Festival,” and a local exhibit, “We the People of DeKalb County,” with the theme “Red, White, and Blue Houses.”
Crews operate a ladder truck to put out flames coming from the roof of a former Bugsy's Bar and Sports Lounge building on West Route 120, which is vacant, on Wednesday night, Oct. 21, 2026.
Shaw Local file photo – The changes also are due to ongoing roadway construction on the Central Tri-State Tollway (I-294) between I-55 and the Reagan Memorial Tollway, according to a news release. (Laurie Fanelli)
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