The rival basketball games between DeKalb and Sycamore High Schools ended with wins for both DeKalb teams and $52,000 raised for charity.The final score of the men’s game was 59-51. The final score of the women’s basketball game was 46-42. The games...
The Crime Free Housing Bureau is preparing for its formal review this spring.The Crime Free Housing Bureau is run by coordinator Carl Leoni.City Council will receive a review of the program in late February or early March.“I look forward to that report...
The Center for Black Studies will host Black Heritage Month events with the theme Reclaiming Our Roots, Renewing Our Commitment.Throughout February the center will host events that honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela. Assistant history professor Ismael...
Salon 7 hopes to appeal to more students with its recent move from Third Street.The beauty salon, 901 Lucinda Ave. #G, had its grand re-opening over the weekend, and the stylists are getting settled in at the location.Salon 7 will expand its services...
DeKalb and Sycamore High School students are gearing up for one of the schools’ biggest rivalry games.The Annual Castle Challenge will give the young players of two high school basketball teams a chance to show their skills at 6 p.m. Friday at the Convocation...
The Chamber of Commerce inducted five people into its Hall of Fame at its annual dinner Jan. 23 at Faranda’s Banquet Center, 302 Grove St.The people inducted into the Hall of Fame are Michael Embrey, Carme Gregory, Michael Larson, Tom Smith and Bob...
The weekend’s low temperatures caused water pipes to burst, closing some downtown DeKalb businesses.Jeff McMaster, DeKalb Fire Department assistant fire chief, said the Fire Department reacted to a dispatch call early Saturday to Ducky’s Formal Wear,...
Mayor John Rey has created a task force to assist in the renovations to City Hall. The group will meet this week.Second ward alderman Bill Finucane, fifth ward alderman Ron Naylor and others from the city’s staff and finance advisory board have been...
NIU Trustee Robert Boey will receive the 2013 Clifford Danielson Outstanding Citizen award for contributions he has made to the Sycamore and DeKalb community.The award will be given by the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce at its annual meeting Thursday. It...
Police shot and killed Cameron D. Lupton, 28, of Malta, after he had stabbed his father Carl, 57, and stepmother Charlotte Lupton, 67, earlier today.Police were on the phone with Charlotte Lupton when a dispatcher heard a disturbance at her home at 1020...
With extreme weather conditions, local businesses seem to have mixed outcomes.As the temperature drops, more people are choosing to stay at home, which could affect the customer flow of some business.Restaurants like Egg Haven, 2562 Sycamore Road, have...
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.Tuesday• Deon P. Grant, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with trespassing.Wednesday•...
