DeKALB—The DeKalb City Council voted Monday night to proceed with a significant investment in street repairs, approving more than $4 million for asphalt resurfacing across several neighborhoods. The decision is part of a broader push to address residents'...

DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman, along with Gov. JB Pritzker and a large delegation of business, government and civic leaders, attended a trade mission in Mexico City from March 30 to April 2 to represent NIU economic interests and relations with...

DeKALB – A fire during Christmas week in 2024 at the Tri-Frat apartment buildings has exposed persistent fire code violations and administrative delays at the buildings, leading to questions regarding whether enough is being done to ensure public safety.  On...

  DeKALB – Signs such as “No Kings! Hands off our country” were seen at South First Street and Route 38 on Saturday, as a crowd gathered to protest a variety of perceived issues with the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk’s...

DeKALB – Incumbent mayor Cohen Barnes won this years mayoral election with 52% of the vote. All precincts are reporting, but the results are unofficial at the time of publication. Barnes led the race with 2,415 votes, followed by Linh Nguyen...

DeKALB – The Northern Star sent out a survey asking candidates to answer questions about what their priorities and positions would be as mayor of DeKalb. The candidates for mayor in the election are Linh Nguyen, Kouame M. Sanan, John B. Walker, and...

DeKALB – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with state and local law enforcement, made one DUI arrest and 10 suspended or expired registration citations on St. Patrick’s Day. The Percentage column is the percentage of total...

DeKALB – Construction for the roundabout at the intersection of Lucinda and Normal is set to begin this summer, with a contract approved for construction services at Monday's City Council meeting.  ROUNDABOUT AT LUCINDA AND NORMAL The roundabout...

DeKALB - Four mayoral candidates discussed community issues such as infrastructure, sustainability, leadership and more at a local election forum for the City of DeKalb. The candidates included Mayor Cohen Barnes, NIU instructor Linh Nguyen, DeKalb...

DeKALB – Jonathan Hurst was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison Thursday for the killing of Sycamore residents Patricia and Robert Wilson.  Hurst was convicted of murder at the end of January, almost a decade after the Wilsons were found beaten...

DeKALB- A man convicted of the murders of two Sycamore residents has filed a motion for a new trial after being found guilty of the murders earlier this year.  Jonathan Hurst was found guilty of the first-degree murders of Sycamore residents Robert...

DeKALB – DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd presented the 2024 annual crime report at the City Council meeting Monday. Byrd said there were no murders in DeKalb in 2024. “In 2023, we went from five – one of those being a reckless homicide –...