The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Oct. 4• Cara M. Billuni, 27, of Sycamore, was charged with...
The DeKalb County Health Department is offering a survey to assess lifestyle factors that can lead to breast cancer.The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment will take into account factors such as smoking, weight and physical activity. About 30 women will then...
Danny Krammer sits in his plane Wednesday at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St. Krammer finished his yearlong pilot training Sept. 16 and is now focusing on other goals, like obtaining a commercial license and an Airline Transport Pilot license.
The DeKalb County Treasurer’s Office made its fifth real estate tax distribution Friday, according to a news release from Treasurer Christine Johnson.This was the final distribution before the Oct. 27 tax sale, when the remaining taxes will be collected.About...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Oct. 1• Jaquinna T. Wimbley, 28, of DeKalb, was charged with...
Name: Douglas J. JohnsonAge: 57Education: Kishwaukee CollegeGoals: To increase the security of online resources over the County Clerk’s public records, as well as increase election-related technologies to help reduce the cost of elections.Related experience:...
Ellen Divita plans to bring her experience from other towns she’s worked in to her new position as Community Development director.When getting her master’s in urban planning at the University of Illinois, Divita did work for Urbana; since then, she...
Name: Roger A. ScottAge: 67Education: Two years at Kishwaukee College; received his bachelor’s from Aurora College, which is now Aurora UniversityGoals: Completing the DeKalb County Jail expansion project.Related experience: Worked with the sheriff’s...
Nine men, including six students, face charges after participating in what police described as a large fight at Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 919 Greenbrier Road.On Sept. 6, a large group of people tried to enter the fraternity, which was hosting a party, but...
University officials do not agree with a local historical society’s proposal to place the financial responsibility of renovating the Oderkirk House on NIU.The Annie Glidden Agrarian Society was given 30 days to construct a function and funding plan...
The following streets are subject to established parking restrictions 2-6 a.m. throughout Homecoming weekend, according to a DeKalb Police Department news release:• Varsity Boulevard• Regent Drive• Eco Park Drive• Fotis Drive• Aspen Court•...
Bill Finucane, 2nd ward alderman and alumnus, fondly remembers the year he drove former Bear Ron Rivera during a Homecoming parade.Finucane came to DeKalb in fall 1970, graduated from NIU in 1984 and received his master’s in 1991. Finucane said the...
