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DeKalb, IL Road Trips

Plan drives from DeKalb, IL with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

city in De Kalb County, Illinois, United States

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Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

329.5 mi

Bremen, IL

Quickest Drive

6h 23m

Bremen, IL

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DeKalb, IL by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

40,464

Median Income

$46,564

Median Home Value

$202,900

Median Age

25.4

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

DeKalb, IL at a Glance

Founded

1837

Elevation

879 ft

Area

15 mi²

Notable People from DeKalb, IL

A sampling of people born in DeKalb, IL.

Cindy Crawford

Cindy Crawford

1966

American model

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

1947

American actor

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

1922–2017

American actress (1922–2017)

W. Willard Wirtz

W. Willard Wirtz

1912–2010

American Secretary of Labor (1912-2010)

A. J. Bramlett

1977

American basketball player

Brad Bradley

Brad Bradley

1980

American professional wrestler

T. J. Hart

T. J. Hart

1967

American pornographic actress

Landmarks & Historic Sites

Attractions and heritage-registered places located in DeKalb, IL.

Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb

Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb

movie theater in DeKalb, Illinois

National Register of Historic Places listed place

City data from Wikidata (Q580478), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to DeKalb, IL

DeKalb is a city in Illinois.

Northern Illinois University. Blackwell History-Education Museum, ☏ +1 815 753-1236. At Northern Illinois University. Ellwood House Museum and Park, 509 N 1st St, ☏ +1 815 756-4609. DeKalb County Forest Preserves.

River Heights Golf Course, ☏ +1 815 758-1550. Buena Vista Golf Course, ☏ +1 815 758-4812. Hopkins Park Pool and Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Rd, ☏ +1 815 758-6663. Annual DeKalb Corn Fest. Mid-August, on Route 38 (Lincoln Highway). (2008: 31st year, Friday, August 22 through Sunday, August 24). One of the few remaining free music festivals in Illinois with over 100,000 people from around the Midwest attending. Free admission and parking. This festival features a carnival complete with rides and games, food booths, live music, craft show, kiddie korner with large inflatables, and family entertainment. Friday night is carnival wristband nights for the kids with unlimited rides from 6-10pm. Festival areas feature booths, craft fest and a beer garden Annual DeKalb Kite Fest--mid September, at Northern Illinois University 2009-September 13th from 11-4pm This festival features many kites that are over 100ft. in length and boasts kites that are actually five stories high. Enjoy dancing kites, stunt kites, fighting kites, and other specialty kites that change on an annual basis. There are games, family entertainment, food, and wide open spaces. Festival features a candy-drop and kite making for kids.

Thai Pavilion, 131 E Lincoln Hwy (on Lincoln Hwy at First St), ☏ +1 815-756-6445. 11am-10pm. Delicious authentic Thai cuisine with abundant fresh vegetables: Spicy Basil, Mixed Vegetables, Spicy Eggplant, Massaman Curry, to name a few. Appetizers are exceptionally tasty: Chicken Satay, Crying Tiger, Fresh Lime Chicken, Shrimp in blankets, Thai Custard. $7-11. Happy Wok 1190 W Lincoln Hwy. +1 (815) 756-8828. M-F 11AM–9PM, Sa-Su 4PM-9PM. Delicious fresh Chinese food.

Red Roof Inn And Suites Dekalb, 1212 W Lincoln Highway, ☏ +1 815-410-4819.

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