Students will be able to buy furniture without going out of town as Finest Furniture HomeStore will open in DeKalb next week.The store will be in the Parkview Business Center on Sycamore Road just north of Jewel-Osco.Finest Furniture will specialize in...
The city’s economic situation is showing “positive signs” as more restaurants open.DeKalb is pursuing retail and restaurant opportunities that may interest students, along with residential growth. Roger Hopkins, the city’s economic development...
The DeKalb Police Department and Target hope to help even more children this year than its Heroes and Helpers program usually does.In 2011, the Benevolent and Protective Association, a group of officers who raise money to sponsor youth groups and events...
Property owners will see a decrease in their property value with the next fiscal year.An increased 11 percent tax levy, or imposed property tax, has been set for the 2014 fiscal year. With this development and a changing market, the city will be accessing...
On Nov. 26, employees and volunteers of the DeKalb and Sycamore Police Departments visited the towns of East Peoria and Washington, Ill., where tornadoes destroyed more than 1,000 homes and left one dead and many injured Nov. 17.The tornado disaster relief...
The majority of Monday’s City Council meeting was occupied with talk of a video gaming establishment being added to Glidden Crossing, located at the corner of Malta and Annie Glidden roads.Video Gaming Terminals, a proposed tenant of Glidden Crossing,...
In an preventative effort to curb reckless behavior, local officers are planning roadside safety checkpoints throughout the Thanksgiving weekend.Officers will check for seat belt use as Illinois law requiresall passengers in a vehicle to wear a seat belt....
As part of its STEM Cafe series, NIU STEM Outreach invites the public to a discussion on the importance of the Higgs boson discovery.The event is free to the public and will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at Claddagh Irish Pub, 1702 Commons Drive...
DeKalb could see its first dog park as soon as one month from now.The DeKalb Park District has voted to build a temporaryno-leash dog park on one of the softball fields in Katz Park on Dresser Road. The park district will install fences around the area...
Phil Cuthbert talks about the artwork displayed in the storefront of the building he is renovating at 366 W. State St. in Sycamore. Cuthbert offered to display work from the Sycamore Artist’s Co-Op Gallery while he restores the building, which was erected...
A building that has been closed for more than 30 years will get an opportunity to breathe life back into Sycamore.Sycamore resident Phil Cuthbert bought the corner store on California and State in September 2012 to re-incorporate it into the community....
Black Friday came early for local shoppers during downtown DeKalb’s weekend Hollydays.Hollydays was hosted by the National Bank & Trust Company and the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. The event featured holiday sales and open houses for downtown businesses.Stores...
