A food delivery driver and two others were arrested after officers discovered 200 grams of pot in the driver’s car.At 1:25 a.m. Saturday, DeKalb police received a call from a person who said a local delivery driver was in fear of being shot. The delivery...

Saturday marked the final fall event for Jonamac Orchard, 19412 Shabbona Road, with a pumpkin demolition day.Patrons were encouraged to bring their hollowed jack-o’-lanterns to the farm for a beating. Rather than having jack-o’-lanterns decay on the...

Police have made 12 arrests in regard to an incident where at least one shot was fired at about noon Friday at the Travel Inn, about a half mile from NIU.A theft of pot resulted in a fight that led to the gunfire in the Travel Inn parking lot, 1116 W....

Two nonprofits are battling to win a $15,000 office makeover.Opportunity House, 202 Lucas St. in Sycamore, and Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St., have been named finalists in the RK Dixon/Premier Make My Non-Profit Run Better contest. The winning organization...

Feed’em Soup, 122. S. First St., is bringing healthy lunch options to the table.Feed’em Soup’ new soup and salad bar aims to offer healthy food items to the community. The nonprofit meal provider service runs like a restaurant and offers food to...

The Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, celebrated the day Joseph Glidden received a patent for “the Winner” barbed wire Sunday.Joseph Glidden was a farmer in DeKalb who was inspired to invent a new type of fencing after his wife, Lucinda,...

A local jewelry store owner is planning on using her overseas finds to bring variety to her store.Every April and October, Becky Beck Ryan, of Becky Beck’s Jewelry Store, 303 E. Hillcrest Drive, travels to Antwerp, Belgium, with a group of jewelers...

Police have made twelve arrests in regard to an incident where at least one shot was fired at the Travel Inn, about a half mile from NIU, at noon Friday.Through investigation Friday, offers learned that a fight in the parking lot was a result of a theft...

The history of DeKalb County has been recorded by local historians in an upcoming book, “Acres of Change.”The DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association brought authors of “Acres of Change,” which examines the history of DeKalb, to speak about...

The first Cooking for Kids’ Sake fundraiser, hosted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of DeKalb County, will take place 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Hall, 322 Waterman St.Chefs in the middle school, high school or family divisions can bring a dish. Guests...

City Council will appoint a new city manager on Nov. 12 at the City Council meeting.The candidates for the position, named Wednesday, are Rodolfo D. Espiritu, Roger W. Fraser, Anne Marie Gaura, Raymond B. Keller and Susan K. McLaughlin. Former city manager...

Sycamore’s mayor is making sure the work of his predecessors is preserved for generations to come.Mayor Ken Mundy has taken on the project of compiling all the minutes of Sycamore’s City Council meetings dating back to the beginning of the city in...