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...

DeKALB – DeKalb’s Citizens’ Environmental Commission are now accepting nominations for the 2023 P.R.I.D.E. awards.  Not to be confused for LGBTQ+ Pride, the P.R.I.D.E. awards are dedicated to People Responsible for Improving DeKalb’s Environment. The...

DeKALB – Citizens are encouraged to come together for the unveiling of DeKalb’s latest public art project. A new mural will be unveiled 5:30 p.m., Oct. 19 at DeKalb city hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway. The mural, created by artist Danielle Casali...

DeKALB – Even gray skies and cold October winds could not damper the Huskie pride put on display during the block party celebration in downtown DeKalb. On Thursday, Lincoln Highway between First Street and Third Street was closed down for a block...

DeKALB – A DeKalb veterans group is getting new funding for memorial projects. The DeKalb County Veterans Recognition Fund was announced by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. The fund will allow the DeKalb County Veterans group to do work honoring...

DeKALB – Illinois is attempting to break ground for the rise of psychedelic mushrooms as a form of legitimized therapy.   On Dec. 5, 2022, Illinois House Rep. La Shawn K. Ford prefiled the Illinois Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act...

To prevent confusion between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in retail stores, the Illinois Liquor Control Commission implemented a fixed rule on Sept. 21, regulating the placement of co-branded alcoholic beverages on Illinois sales floors. Any...

DeKALB – Companies like Meta, Kraft Heinz and Ferrara have begun investing in DeKalb and more big investors may follow. DeKalb’s financial growth has increased its bond rating to A1. Bond ratings are a rating of how likely a city will pay back...

DeKALB – The former nursing building is being repurposed as an elementary school for the DeKalb school district by 2025. The building, 1240 Normal Road, is returning to the DeKalb school district years after it was constructed in 1974 and sold to...

DeKALB – Bartending can be a fun job, but it’s not all suds and smiles.   Jordan Francis is a bartender at Fatty’s Pub and Grille. Francis began as a waitress but jumped at the change of pace when management asked if she wanted to bartend.   “Bartending...

Compared to this time last year, the average gas price per gallon of gas in Illinois is 74.7 cents lower today, according to GasBuddy.  The average price of gas in Illinois is $3.65 per gallon today, with the national average being $3.66 per gallon.  Throughout...