The Egyptian Theatre was the place to be for bodybuilders Saturday. Every year the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilding holds the Midwest States Bodybuilding Figure and Bikini Competition at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St. The event was hosted...

DeKalb firefighters and Sullivan’s Tavern are hosting their second annual chili cook off this month. The cook-off will take place at Sullivan’s Tavern, 722 E. Lincoln Highway, at 2 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 25th. Entering the contest costs $25 and contestants...

Feed’em Soup will be hosting a special Thanksgiving service on Thursday to celebrate the community. According to a Monday news release, Feed’em Soup, 122 S. First St., will be having a special service on Thanksgiving in hopes of starting a community...

Rep. Randy Hultgren, R-Geneva, is accepting internship applications for spring and summer 2013. According to a Friday news release, the congressman will accepting both full- and part-time applicants for spring internships, and full-time applicants for...

Veterans were treated to free dental work for Veterans Day this year at Collins Dental Group, 2025 Aberdeen Court in Sycamore. The dental group offered free exams, cleanings and procedures to veterans and their immediate families on Nov. 10, according...

Children account for a quarter of the entire homeless population nationwide. According to Hope Haven, 1145 Rushmoore Drive, a 2007 study stated families with children make up 41 percent of the American homeless population. Since its founding in 1990,...

View City Blotter 11/18 in a larger map   The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Sunday At 10:12 p.m.,...

Chaos ensued at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road, on Saturday night as minor league football players raised funds for their upcoming season. The Illinois Chaos Minor League Football team hosted a Bowl-A-Rama to offset their overhead costs and to introduce...

Grace the Huskie has been stolen from We Care Pregnancy Center, 403 N. Fifth St. Grace, one of several Huskie statues created for the 2008 Huskies on Parade program, was taken from the center sometime between 5 p.m. Thursday and 5 p.m. Friday. According...

A Sycamore restaurant has raised more than $2,000 for local non-profit. Hink’s Bar and Grill, 123 S. California St. in Sycamore, sponsors the Annual Bike Run, a motorcycling event that raises money for charity each year. Participants of the bike run...

The trial date of William “Billy” Curl, the man accused of the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, has been postponed for a third time this year. Curl was indicted for five counts of first degree murder, one count of concealment...

View City Blotter 11/14 - 11/17 in a larger map   The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Wednesday Patrick...