Chants of “Go home, Sycamore” could be heard from Huskie Stadium Friday, but that didn’t stop Sycamore High School from taking home a trophy for winning a football game for the sixth year in a row.The Castle Challenge, organized by Castle Bank,...
The owners of Yen Ching plan to move forward with downsizing plans.The restaurant, 810 W. Lincoln Highway, has been serving the DeKalb area since 1986. Marilyn Yin and her husband John have worked together for more than 26 years in the restaurant industry....
“If you ever see a zombie in your house, you call me on 911,” said Chad McNett, the DeKalb Police Department’s community relations officer, to one of the children who had come to hear him talk. “But it has to be a real zombie. It has to be an...
The city is taking steps to improve area safety.DeKalb’s new Crime Free Lease Addendum went into effect April 30. The new ordinance is required by DeKalb’s municipal code to be in every lease and lease extension.“If it’s used correctly, and used...
The DeKalb Police Department has a new officer on the force and he’s only 18 months old.Tac, the new police K-9, was carefully chosen based on his bloodline and personality, said DeKalb police officer Aaron Gates. Gates said Tac, a Belgian Malinois,...
Correction: Daveon Balls was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under on Friday, not Sunday as the Star originally reported.An NIU basketball player was arrested Sunday.Daveon Balls, 18, of Indianapolis, was charged with possession of cannabis...
The DeKalb Police Department doesn’t think it’s too early to declare iWatch a success.iWatch is a cellphone and computer application that gives people the ability to send in identified or anonymous tips to the DeKalb Police Department. The app is...
The city’s lack of hotel “standards” was the topic of both the committee of the whole and regular meeting of the City Council Monday night.City attorney Dean Frieders called a proposed ordinance a “hotel and motel inspection program,” and said...
Local support for the Huskies will be more visible next week, when an NIU football schedule will be put up on the corner of Lincoln Highway and First Street.The sign will cost about $8,000 and will be paid for by resources set aside by the athleticdepartment...
Andre Gomez was "distraught" over his and Morgan Chaney's breakup prior to their deaths, according to DeKalb police.Chaney, 26, of DeKalb, was found dead in her home with gunshot wounds early Sept. 7. Gomez, 31, of DeKalb, was found dead in Chaney's car...
Eight years since it started, a letter to the mayor and a love for kites has kept Kite Fest flying strong.Kite Fest, put together by the DeKalb County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau with help from Chicago Kite, was held Sunday on NIU’s North 40 field,...
Monday• Christine Pierce, 54, was charged with domestic battery.• Mark D. Schultz, 19, was charged with possession of cannabis 30 grams and under.• Officers responded to the report of a possible dog bite in progress. The dog was contained by the...
