No one was hurt in a fire reported at 10:37 a.m. today at 921 Normal Road. Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the DeKalb Fire Department responded to the call with its full complement of service vehicles and had assistance from Sycamore, Cortland and Malta fire...
Update 10:58 a.m. Feb. 7: DeKalb Police Lt. Jason Leverton confirmed that the police responded to an incident at 10:45 p.m. Feb. 6. Leverton said there was a report of a domestic argument. He said a man retrieved a rifle during the argument. Leverton...
Freddy Sparks-Ward, 25, has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery with use of a deadly weapon in relation to the July 22 stabbing of Devon Butler, a former NIU football player. Other charges against Sparks-Ward were dropped as part of a plea deal, according...
The DeKalb City Council met in a special session Tuesday night to discuss a proposed 458-acre development project slated to add more than 1,300 housing units to the city. The project, which centers around the creation of the Irongate of DeKalb subdivision,...
The City Council voted on two new Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts and the new liquor code at Monday’s meeting. A TIF district is created to boost redevelopment and to cure blight in an area of need. In order to create funds for this redevelopment,...
Eastern Illinois University has been awarded the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education for its efforts in support of student veterans, according to a Tuesday news release from the Illinois Department of Veteran’s Affairs (IDVA). EIU was selected...
On Monday, arrest warrants were issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger, a pledge and NIU freshman. Bogenberger was found unresponsive Nov. 2 at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive....
Update, 3:28 p.m.: Arrest warrants have been issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the death of David Bogenberger. ----- The autopsy results for David Bogenberger, a 19-year-old freshman who was found unresponsive Nov. 2, indicated...
A local man looks to help change the world, one bowl of soup at a time. Derek Gibbs was born and raised in Sycamore and he graduated from Sycamore High School in 2001. After his high school graduation, he attended Kishwaukee Community College on and off...
Whether the world ends or not, there will be plenty of opportunities to live it up on Dec. 21. The House Cafe, 236 E. Lincoln Highway, is holding a party with various bands and DJs performing. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show ends at 2 a.m. The acts...
The online product distributor Quality Logo Products (QLP) is pledging to donate $1 to Tails Humane Society for every Facebook user that posts a picture of their pet on the company’s official Facebook Wall through the end of December, according to a...
Congressman Randy Hultgren, R- Winfield, has announced the formation of a new Congressional caucus focused on science and research lab development. The House Science & National Labs Caucus is being chaired by Hultgren and congressmen Chaka Fattah,...
