DeKalb’s roller derby team already knows the basics. Now, they’re just trying to find a permanent home.The Barbed Wire Betties, DeKalb’s women’s roller derby team, is in the beginning stages of fundraising for a material on which they can skate....
Safe Passage is educating the community by participating in domestic violence-related events this month.October is national Domestic Violence Awareness month. DeKalb advocacy group Safe Passage has provided services to the community since 1981, and on...
The government shutdown isn’t trickling down to most operations in DeKalb.After the government shutdown on Sept. 30, federal departments stopped receiving funds from the government and federal workers temporarily stopped receiving pay. Many of the area’s...
Children and parents showed their Jedi pride Saturday to celebrate Star Wars Reads Day.This event was held by Barnes & Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, and promoted literacy through Star Wars books. The day’s activities included a scavenger hunt and costume...
Less than two months in and the DeKalb Firefighters Union, Local 1236, has nearly reached its $30,000 fundraising goal from custom T-shirt sales and donations.The DeKalb Fire Department began a fundraising campaign for the Associated Firefighters of Illinois...
Students at DeKalb High School are spreading awareness about safe driving.Celebrate My Drive, sponsored by State Farm, is a contest created to inspire awareness about the dangers of texting and driving. Running Oct. 18 to 26, anyone older than 14 can...
The Amenti Egyptian Theatre Haunted House, 135 N. Second St., is returning for an eighth season and it needs volunteers.Volunteers will help load materials, scenery and props, build the haunted house, participate as actors, assist with ticket-taking,...
Firefighters from both Sycamore and DeKalb fire departments are observing Fire Prevention week with a month’s worth of activities. This year’s theme is Prevent Kitchen Fires.Fire prevention week was established in the ’20s to commemorate the Chicago...
Sept. 23
• Cynthia E. Warren, 26, of DeKalb, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and predatory criminal sexual assault of a child.
• While on patrol, an officer was flagged down in regard to two pit bulls near 230 W. Hillcrest...
The County Community Gardens are seeking volunteers to help harvest fall produce.The garden’s board aims to donate more than 100 pounds of produce, primarily butternut squash. The gardens are located throughout DeKalb at schools, medical clinics and...
The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., plans to spend a national grant on Big Read events throughout October for the seventh year in a row.The National Endowment for the Arts awarded the DeKalb Public Library a $15,000 grant to promote literacy through...
More than 50 dogs are available for adoption between the animal shelters in the DeKalb area for National Adopt-a-Shelter Dog Month.The month is promoted by the American Humane Society and highlights the advantages to adopting over “shopping” for a...
