The DeKalb Fire Department will launch the first test call for the CodeRED warning system Monday.CodeRED is a high-speed notification system that alerts people in DeKalb of emergencies, including fires and missing persons reports. The CodeRED alerts are...
City Council has postponed voting on an ordinance that would change the way the city inspects commercial and industrial businesses.The ordinance would require commercial and industrial businesses to be inspected annually at the business owner’s expense....
TAILS Humane Society will host a day of events to raise money for homeless animals.The 5K-9 Run for the Rescues kicks off at 9 a.m. and is followed by the 1-mile Mutt Strut dog walk at 9:30 a.m. The Fun Fest, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., will include demonstrations,...
The Sycamore Farmers’ Market has had busier years, according to some returning vendors.The Farmers’ Market, 300 W. Elm St., is open 10 a.m.-2 p.m. every Sunday until Sept. 28.Returning vendor Theis Farm II appeared to have the largest produce selection...
City police said they are facing several thefts of catalytic convertors.The police department received reports of catalytic converter thefts Wednesday and Thursday in the west and northwest sections of the city. Parking lot surveillance footage depicts...
The Anthropology Museum will hold an opening reception for its Curated by DeKalb: 50 years of the Anthropology Museum exhibition at 4 p.m. Sept. 23 in Cole Hall.The exhibition, running now until May, was part of a community effort to decide which of the...
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.Aug. 28• Will E. Lewis, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with possession...
Goodwill opened a community resource room, 1037 S. Annie Glidden Road, that will offer free public services.The services include access to computers, training courses and assistance with job searches and identifying community resources. The room, which...
The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, will hold a workshop on how to digitally archive print photographs 1-2:30 p.m. Sept. 14.Glidden Homestead archivists Maureen Kelley and Sally DeFauw, and Cindy Ditzler, homestead...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks to business students Aug. 29 in Barsema Hall. Rauner gave advice on investing in start-up businesses and discussed how he will use his experience in venture capitalism to promote job growth in Illinois...
As people who lived in the condemned 912 Edgebrook Drive complex try to find places to live, Students’ Legal Assistance is ready to help students left homeless.The building was condemned by the city Aug. 22, forcing student-tenants to move out. Students’...
The Sycamore Fire Department will host a 9/11 memorial service starting 8 a.m. Sept. 11 at Johnson’s Junction, across the street from Sycamore Fire Station one, 535 DeKalb Ave.Fire Department Chaplain Drew Whitfield will lead a short prayer service...
