Danielle McLaughlin (far left), 27, of DeKalb, and Sheree Pinto, 50, of DeKalb, browse the Owl That Glitters stall, owned by Jackie Wolfskill, of DeKalb, Sunday afternoon at the Greek Fest at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The stall was one of a few assorted...
Local Greek residents gathered at the annual Greek Fest this weekend at its new location of St. Mary Catholic Church, 329 Pine St.The festival, previously held at Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, was hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Bill Vassilogambros,...
DeKalb County residents had the chance to keep history alive this weekend at the one-room Old North Grove School, 26745 Brickville Road.The North Grove School Association hosted a two-day open house, which consisted of schoolhouse tours, a raffle ticket...
Thousands of cyclists made DeKalb their temporary home this weekend, booking rooms in the area’s hotels and the Stevenson residence hall. The cyclists were part of the 31st annual Bike MS: Tour de Farms event. Elle Ullum, director of Bike MS and special...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. June 19 • At 1:34 p.m., officers responded to a report of...
School board members may have middle school students spending more time with their math books in the near future. Doug Moeller, assistant superintendent for curriculum and student services, said proposed scheduling changes would allow students 17 more...
What started as a blanket vote for more than a dozen resolutions for the city’s budget turned into a two-hour discussion about salary raises, pension funds and DeKalb’s financial future at Monday’s City Council meeting. Twenty resolutions were set...
June 11 At 12:06 a.m., oficers heard loud subjects in the parking lot of University Village, 820 N. Annie Glidden Road. As they approached, they could smell burnt cannabis. Dalanie Offord, 22, was found to have a FTA warrant for arrest. Offord was taken...
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...
