Sept. 14• Officers stopped a car in the 1200 block of Varsity Boulevard because a backseat passenger was hanging out of the side door of the van. An investigation was started and Anthony J. Calabrese, 20, of Schaumburg, was charged with an in-state...
Kay Shelton is the president of the Lincoln Highway Association. Shelton is a professor at Kishwaukee College in Malta, home to the highway’s first seedling mile.Northern Star: Who came up with the idea for Lincoln Highway?Kay Shelton: That was Carl...
For the moment, Billy Curl’s guilty plea remains in place.Curl tried to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller Monday, but his request was denied. Curl’s attorney, Daniel Transier, said his client plans...
Sept. 11• A minor was charged with retail theft.• Erica K. Ensign, 40, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery.• Kenneth A. Floto, 28, of Dixon, was charged with an in-state warrant.• Arthur Bettis, 47, of DeKalb, was charged with retail...
Sep. 9• Rachel L. Cano, 33, of DeKalb, turned herself in on an in-state warrant at the police department.• Christopher S. Lewis, 29, of Chicago, was charged with domestic battery and trespass to land.• A minor was charged with simple battery.•...
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...
