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City Crime: Jan. 17-21

By Northern Star Staff | January 26, 2014

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.Jan. 17• Daniel Phillips, 25, of Chicago, was charged with...

KishHealth offers courses, programs to community

By Northern Star Staff | January 26, 2014

KishHealth System will be holding the following upcoming community wellness programs to help during the cold winter months:Blood pressure clinicA KishHealth System health professional will monitor participants’ blood pressure weekly.Each participant...

Texas Roadhouse under renovations for July opening

By Northern Star Staff | January 26, 2014

Construction is underway for the Texas Roadhouse at 1950 DeKalb Ave.Texas Roadhouse announced its plans to open a location in Sycamore in July. The restaurant is expected to open this summer.The building, which formerly housed Johnny’s Charhouse, will...

A DeKalb city snowplow clears snow and spreads salt along Lincoln Highway near the DeKalb Police station Wednesday after heavy snowfall.

Snowy weather leads to rising costs for city

By Lark Lewis | January 23, 2014

Bad weather may be more than just an inconvenience; time, work and money goes into making sure the city runs in times of heavy snow and ice.According to news channel KFVS, Illinois spent $12.3 million on labor, equipment and road salt for the bad weather...

CRE virus hits close to home

By Stoney Stone | January 23, 2014

With the January outbreak of the “nightmare bacteria” in a Chicago hospital, local nurses say the superbug influx is becoming an everyday reality.Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, also known as the “nightmare bacteria,” is a bacterial infection...

Olympics safety worries locals

By Hany Abdel | January 23, 2014

With a little more than two weeks to the Sochi Winter Olympics, students and staff are apprehensive about attending.According to a Jan. 21 article by The Associated Press, there are still about 300,000 tickets left to purchase to attend the Olympics.People...

Frigid weekend up ahead for DeKalb

By Northern Star Staff | January 22, 2014

DeKalbians are going to feel the cold this weekend.Weekend temperatures will peak at 23 degrees Friday, 15 Saturday and in the teens on Sunday.NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said he expects Friday morning and early afternoon to bring wind gusts of...

Eggsclusive Cafe ditches plans for DeKalb spot

Eggsclusive Cafe ditches plans for DeKalb spot

By Stoney Stone | January 22, 2014

Plans for a DeKalb Eggsclusive Cafe aren’t all they were cracked up to be.Mike Carpenter, the realtor behind a proposed DeKalb Eggsclusive Cafe, said the breakfast restaurant no longer plans to move into a space at 2211 Sycamore Road.Eggsclusive Cafe...

A DeKalb Police patrol car is parked near the 7-Eleven at the corner of Hillcrest Street and Annie Glidden Road in January. This is just one of the streets in the area that has been watched by the Police Department to reduce crime.

Improvements made to safety of Hillcrest

By Lark Lewis | January 22, 2014

A DeKalb Police patrol car is parked near the 7-Eleven at the corner of Hillcrest Street and Annie Glidden Road in January. This is just one of the streets in the area that has been watched by the Police Department to reduce crime.

Market continues despite cold temps

By Northern Star Staff | January 21, 2014

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb will host the second Winter Farmers Market 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at 158 N. Fourth St.The Winter Farmers Market will showcase more than 34 vendors from the area, with their products ranging from organically...

Public library adds technology options

By Northern Star Staff | January 21, 2014

The DeKalb Public Library has added faxing, scanning and sending documents to email addresses and flash drives to the list of services it provides.Guests will also be able to send documents to Sky Drive, Google Drive or their smartphone. The services...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

More charged in Travel Inn meth lab bust

By Rachel Scaman | January 21, 2014

Police have charged 13 more people who were involved in the manufacturing of meth at a Travel Inn room, and they expect to charge more.The DeKalb Police Department discovered the meth lab on Oct. 27 at the Travel Inn, 1116 W. Lincoln Highway.At the time,...