DeKalb tourism contributes to record economic growth
Cars and a motorcycle pass a block's worth of stores in downtown Dekalb. In 2022, tourism in DeKalb County increased over 10%. (Northern Star File ...
September 8, 2023
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Cars and a motorcycle pass a block's worth of stores in downtown Dekalb. In 2022, tourism in DeKalb County increased over 10%. (Northern Star File Photo) DeKALB – Visitors, and their wallets, are flocking to DeKalb County for all it has to offer. Recent data released by the Illinois Office of Tourism showed that in 2022 tourism spending in DeKalb County increased by more than 10%, resulting in $123.4 million in travel expenditures and generating $2.8 million in local tax revenue (a 3.
Brandon Clark