DeKALB – Summer droughts this year caused worry in the farming community on how the corn harvest would look. A poor harvest would have ripple effects across food, fuel and the lives of farmers in DeKalb County. Greg Millburg, manager of the DeKalb...

Americans are racing to the gas pumps as fuel prices continue to fall across the nation. According to data collected by GasBuddy from over 150,000 gas stations across the country, the nation’s average price of gasoline has declined 5.3 cents in the...

DeKALB – For some it was a trick, and for some it was a treat when students woke up and saw the first official snowfall of the season on Halloween. DeKalb experienced its first snowfall of the season Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported...

DeKALB – A resolution was brought to the Illinois House of Representatives to promote awareness for metastatic breast cancer. Oct. 24, State Rep. Jeff Keicher, a Republican representative of Illinois’ 70th district, presented House Resolution 368,...

The DeKalb County Community Foundation has awarded $124,900 for music education through grants with the Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation. The local recipients of the grants include Community Coordinated Child Care, Hinckley Historical Society, Jazz in...

DeKALB – Green, soul exempt eyes, diseased and rotting skin, distressed and knotted hair and covered in blood and scabs is not what Margot Robbie looked like in the “Barbie” movie. Actually, far from it. Robbie would look that terrifying if she...

DeKALB – A DeKalb resident was charged with armed robbery, home invasion and unlawful restraint. On Oct. 2, the DeKalb Police Department arrived at the scene of an armed robbery and home invasion at the 100 block of South Seventh street. When...

DeKALB – In an initiative to address the opioid crisis, Northwestern Medicine will be distributing Narcan nasal spray from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturday.  Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, located at 2731 Sycamore Road, will be hosting the...

Editor’s note: This article does not claim that ghosts are real. Who you gonna call when there’s something strange in our neighborhood? Local residents share their ghostly stories, showing that in DeKalb, things that go “bump in the night”...

A joint announcement between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health revealed 40 organizations across Illinois will receive their part of $9.5 million in state funding to support initiatives that expand mental health resources...

DeKALB – NIU can expect to purchase the land for its Greek Life Center in March, while final construction is planned to end by 2025.  The NIU Foundation, which will purchase the property between the intersection of West Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk...

DeKALB – Sycamore’s 62nd annual Pumpkin Festival will be taking over downtown Sycamore in the upcoming week. The Pumpkin Festival will run from Wednesday through Sunday with events scheduled throughout the week. The festival will begin at 5...