Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert brought courtrooms to the classroom by giving high school students a better understanding of the importance of civics through a presentation and discussion.Stuckert is one of 115 judges in Illinois who has been trained to...
A Zero Waste Task Force plan has been created to reduce waste intake to the DeKalb County Landfill, 18370 Somonauk Road in Cortland.The goal of the task force is to reduce the amount of waste going into county landfill and implement a plan that improves...
March 26• Kamia J. Dear, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Sanoyin Okesanjo, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with theft.• Derrick Thigpen, 22, of Plainfield, was charged with theft.• Kyle E. Cannon, 25, of...
The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library Meeting will be held at 5 p.m. Monday in the DeKalb Public Library meeting room.The Friends support the library by providing programs, materials and services that are not part of the regular library budget. They...
The Sycamore Park District plans to expand its community center to better service the city with 25 acres of land it acquired on Airport Road.The community center will become Sycamore Park District’s “campus” with current and new services featuring...
Designer Shoe Warehouse and Five Below will open next week in the Oakland Place Shopping Center.Roger Hopkins, DeKalb economic development consultant, said DSW will open on April 10, and Five Below will likely open the same day. Hopkins said there is...
The Northern Illinois Trail Runners Organization will host the eight-week Walk to Run 101 program training for the NITRO Trailblazer 5K Run.The nine-week program begins April 21 with walking and jogging and finishes June 21 with a 5K Run at the Sycamore...
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.March 22• Candace N. Ciminski, 22, of Geneva, was charged...
The DeKalb and Sycamore Chambers of Commerce will host the 2014 Community Expo from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the DeKalb High School Field House, 501 W. Dresser Road.There will be more than 100 local businesses, food from local restaurants, inflatable bounce...
DeKalb Police made two drunk driving arrests and one other significant arrest during the department’s St. Patrick’s Day crackdown.Lt. James McDougall said two of the arrests were made after midnight, according to a news release by the DeKalb Police...
Thursday• Antonio Aguilar, 18, of Cicero, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Ibrahima D. Diallo, 19, of Chicago, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Justin J. Johnson, 18, of Chicago, was charged...
Locals were able to learn more about Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, through stories of her involvement with spiritualism Monday at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.To bring Women’s History Month to a close, actress and historian Valerie...
