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View local, state and federal political boundaries in the County. Find your polling location and view your elected officials. Please click here to explore the map. DeKalb County operates under the township form of County Government. The governing body is the County Board.
There are 19 townships in the county; the county seat is Sycamore. Between 1834 and 1837, after the Potawatomi people had been pushed out, European Americans formed settlements in DeKalb County along streams and wooded areas due to fertile soil, wild game, and food and water opportunities.
DeKalb (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ l b / dih-KALB) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 census. The city is named after decorated Franconian-French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War.
DeKalb County Government 200 North Main Street Sycamore, Illinois 60178.
Aug 28, 2021 · The largest city in the county of the same name, DeKalb is a university town with a lively and well preserved downtown. DeKalb came to the fore in the 1870s when resident Joseph Glidden invented modern barbed wire, teaming up with entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood.
Find visitor information for DeKalb County and Northern Illinois University and enjoy family fun, shopping, dining, hiking and parks 1 hour west of Chicago.
DeKalb County operates under the township form of county government. The governing body is the County Board.
