A resident’s words sparked discussion over the use of gender-inclusive language in City Council at its Monday meeting.Lynnea Erickson voiced her disapproval of how City Council handled the suggestion of altering language to include all genders at the...
Police discovery of a meth lab led to three arrests and the evacuation of apartments around the lab Friday.At about 1:30 p.m., DeKalb Police officers went to 418 N. 11th St., Apartment 3, to speak to residents as part of an ongoing drug investigation....
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.April 20• Curtis D. Fisher, 31, of DeKalb, was charged with...
Changes made last year at the DeKalb Police Department resulted in an improvement of performance, police say.The DeKalb Police Department, 700 Lincoln Highway, created a domestic violence unit, expanded the special operations unit of the DeKalb Police...
DeKalb is hiring financial consultants to make the process for City Council approval expenditures more efficient.As part of City Manager Anne Marie Gaura’s financial responsibility initiative, DeKalb has entered into a partnership with GovTemps USA...
Tugs matches, originally scheduled for today, will be postponed to Friday due to severe weather conditions, said Interfraternity Council President Trevor Morrison Wednesday.In the first match Wednesday, Phi Kappa Psi defeated the Fratastic Four. Phi Kappa...
Ellington’s will commemorate the history of NIU with its A Walk Back In Time dinner Tuesday.Facts about the history of NIU and the progression of the academic course over the years will be posted around the restaurant at the event. Entrees for the event...
Safe Passage’s new executive director will collaborate with the DeKalb and NIU Police and network with other local agencies to make DeKalb a safer community.Safe Passage will welcome its executive director, Mary Ellen Schaid, at its Tuesday board meeting.“I’m...
April 15• Mitchell L. Borst, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house.• Adrian A. Doak, 26, of DeKalb, was charged with battery and criminal damage to property.• Samantha I. Varney, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly house.• Lisa...
The DeKalb County Board continues to look for a replacement location for the Sober Living House Project.Jeff Metzger, chairman of the DeKalb County Board, said the announcement of the cancellation of the Sober Living House was at a special meeting of...
There wasn’t enough evidence to prove Jack McCullough’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt for the 1957 abduction and murder of 7-year-old Sycamore girl Maria Ridulph, according to a brief he filed Friday.The cold case — the United States’ longest...
In celebration of May as National Bike Month, local businesses will offer discounts to individuals when their mode of transportation is a bicycle.To see the May calendar and learn which businesses will be participating National Bike Month, go to Live...
