Assistant city manager Rudy Espiritu is temporarily filling the position of city manager and hopes to be a candidate for the full-time city manager position following Mark Biernacki’s Friday retirement. Mayor John Rey said he and Finucane will work...
City Council approved the purchase of fiber optics to be used to update the current communications system at DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport at Monday’s meeting. Public Works Director T.J. Moore said the current communications system is “antiquated”...
Public safety, economic development and housing are top priority for the new City Council, said Mayor John Rey. Four council members were sworn in at Monday’s City Council inauguration ceremony. Second ward alderman Bill Finucane, fourth ward alderman...
One person was sent to Kishwaukee Community Hospital following a non-serious car accident, said DeKalb Police Sgt. Craig Woodruff. On Monday, a black Jeep Liberty flipped near the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Lucinda Avenue. Woodruff said the...
John Rey will use his new position as mayor to bring the city and its leaders together. Rey said his first goal as mayor will be to build a coalition with the seven aldermen on City Council. He said this will bring the group “together as a team.”...
Clay Campbell (right), former DeKalb County state's attorney, speaks to journalists following a news conference he held after William Curl pleaded guilty to the murder of NIU student Toni Keller as part of a plea deal. Campbell, who was state's attorney...
Supporters of both the prosecution and the defense are unsatisfied with William Curl’s acceptance of a plea deal. Curl pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder in the 2010 murder of freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller as part of a plea bargain...
William Curl has "tentatively indicated" he will plead guilty to the murder of NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller. As part of the agreement, Curl will be sentenced to 37 years in jail. Keller was reported missing in October 2010. Burned human remains...
NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said spring is expected to come unusually late this year and he doesn’t need a groundhog to prove it. “Back in November and December, we had basically all of Canada, Northern Europe and Asia get completely covered...
Charges have been dropped against Keenon Darlinger, a storekeeper in Materials Management. Darlinger had faced charges for theft, official misconduct and violation of the State Property Control Act in relation to NIU's "Coffee Fund" case. On Tuesday,...
The number of early voters in DeKalb County is rising every year. John Acardo, DeKalb County clerk and recorder, said early voting, which is open for 40 days before Election Day, is beneficial to everyone involved. Acardo said there are many places to...
Olive Garden has canceled its plans to open a restaurant in DeKalb. City Manager Mark Biernacki said the city's staff is "already diligently working with the real estate broker representing the property to seek out and attract another retailer to occupy"...
