COVID-19 Information & Resources

March 23, 2020 - Refuse & Recycling Services Update

March 23, 2020 - Construction Inspection Guidelines

March 20, 2020 - Governor Issues Stay at Home Order

March 19, 2020 - Update on Police Services

March 17, 2020 - Update on City Services

March 15, 2020 -...

Help Support the Local Business Community #DineOutDeKalb

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to support the local business community during the state-mandated closure of restaurants/bars through their #DineInDeKalb campaign.

2020 United States Census and Complete Count Committee

The City of DeKalb is beginning to ramp up our efforts for the rapidly approaching 2020 United States Census.  The City of DeKalb has partnered with other local organizations within the region to collaborate on the sharing of resources and outrea...

Curbside Pickup of Yard Waste Resumes April 1st

LRS will resume seasonal collection of landscape waste on regularly scheduled pickup days beginning April 1st.

Police Department Launches Police-to-Citizen

The DeKalb Police Department announces the release of a new website for police information. The Police-to-Citizen (P2C) web portal offers a way for users to check crime stats by address, query calls-for-service, and view recent arrests on-line. The site a...

Hazardous Household Waste Collection

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) will continue the Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) home collection services in 2020.

TDR-1 Fuselage finds a new home

A World War II Navy drone built at Wurlitzer and GE here in DeKalb during the early 1940s has come back to the Airport. Working with the Prairie State Aviation Museum in Bloomington, Illinois, Tom Cleveland, Airport Manager, was able to secure the return ...

USO Hangar Swing Dance

For the fifth year in a row, the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport went back to the 1940s with the annual USO Hangar Swing dance event. This event is traditionally held each year in later October. One of the many great events that happen at the Airpot.

Stearman Biplane

You never know what might stop on by at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport. This is a Stearman Biplane that was recently at the airport. Many other historic planes of this nature come through our doors every day.

Airport Services

The DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport is a full-service airport. From fueling up, to unloading cargo, de-icing in the cold midwestern winter, or storing your aircraft do have it all.

City of DeKalb Public Transit System to Provide Fare Free Rides

In light of the rapidly developing public health situation with COVID-19, the City of DeKalb Public Transit System, in partnership with TransVAC and Huskie Line, will be temporarily offering free rides to all passengers on all fixed route, deviated fixed ...

Rear Door Boarding to Begin Thursday, March 26th

To provide further social distancing protections for our passengers and Operators, the City of DeKalb Transit System will be temporarily implementing rear door boarding effective Thursday, March 26th, 2020.

Passengers will be directed to enter and exit the...

Stay at Home Reduced Service Extended through Thursday, April 30th, 2020