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DeKalb, Illinois

Official City Record

Official source, last checked Sep 27, 2026

City Council meets: 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 6:00 PM
Meeting location: DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak Street, DeKalb, IL 60115
City Clerk: Brad Hoey, City Clerk (elected Apr. 1, 2025 as a write-in; sworn in May 2025, after a judge removed his predecessor Sasha Cohen in 2024 for failing to file economic-interest statements) · (815) 748-2095 · brad.hoey@cityofdekalb.com · DeKalb City Hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115
Agendas posted at: https://www.cityofdekalb.com/AgendaCenter
City Manager / Mayor: City Manager Bill Nicklas is the operational executive (Council-Manager government) · (815) 748-2090 · bill.nicklas@cityofdekalb.com; Mayor Cohen Barnes (elected Apr. 2021, re-elected Apr. 2025) presides over the City Council

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County: DeKalb County