Former State Representative J. Dennis Hastert, R-Yorkville, was formally sworn in Tuesday as a member of the 100th United States Congress. The swearing in of Congressman Hastert, along with 434 of his colleagues, ceremoniously opened the House of Representatives...

Diners in The Junction Eating Place, 816 W. Lincoln Hwy., got a scare Monday night when a fire broke out in the restaurant, filling the building with smoke and forcing its evacuation. Employees said the fire started in the kitchen area. "It started on...

The first major snowstorm of the winter may have come late this season, but it came at a bad time for NIU students returning to DeKalb from Christmas Break. The DeKalb area was stricken with hazardous travel conditions Friday and Saturday, and accident...