page_title: Sycamore, Illinois
section_title: Government
hierarchical_section_title: Sycamore, Illinois / Government
caption_attribution_description: DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore, Illinois. In front of the courthouse is a Civil War monument erected in 1896, reading To the memory of the men who fought to preserve the Union: "That the nation shall under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the Earth."
context_page_description: Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 in 2000. As of 2019, the population has grown to an estimated 18,322. Sycamore is the county seat of DeKalb County and was named after the sycamore tree.
context_section_description: Sycamore features a Council-Manager government.  Policy is developed by an elected City Council and then implemented by an appointed professional City Manager.  The Sycamore City Council consists of a Mayor elected at-large and eight Aldermen representing one of four wards (two per ward).  The Mayor and Aldermen serve four year terms, with one Alderman from each ward being elected every two years.  Sycamore's current mayor is Curt Lang.
caption: DeKalb County Courthouse (1905) in downtown Sycamore
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