The attorney for the man charged with the murder of NIU student Steven Agee II, 22, filed a motion for bond reduction at a hearing Monday. Kenneth Johnson, attorney for Chaz Thrailkill, 19, of Markham, also filed a motion for discovery, as well as a motion...
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday DeKalb Police have arrested a suspect in the early-morning slaying of NIU student Steven Agee. Chaz Thrailkill, 19, of Markham, Ill., was arrested at 10:42 a.m. in the 1100 block of Varsity Boulevard, Chief Bill Feithen said...
There are a few places offering Thanksgiving meals to those unable to return home for Thanksgiving break, as well as those without a home to return to. Feed 'Em Soup, 122 S. First St., invites anyone in town to join Wednesday's Thanksgiving Eve dinner...
DeKalb is gearing up for the season of giving.Several local organizations and businesses have started collections for their annual charities. Merlin 200,000 Miles Shop, 1812 Sycamore Road, is collecting a variety of winter clothes to distribute to impoverished...
DeKalb County offers many opportunities to give or volunteer this holiday season. From donating food to those less fortunate to volunteering at a soup kitchen, it is important to get involved and help out the community, said Samantha Hunt, secretary at...
Monday's DeKalb City Council meeting turned into what Mayor Kris Povlsen called a "fiasco." An ordinance to authorize Povlsen to sign an agreement with architectural firm PSA Dewberry for the design of a new police station for $807,000 was on the agenda,...
Goodwill of Northern Illinois is looking for volunteers to help with its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The locations offering this program are the Rockford Mission Service Center, the Machesney Park Goodwill store and the DeKalb Goodwill store,...
DeKalb Police arrested a 16-year-old male on Friday, in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting in the Village Commons Bookstore parking lot on Lucinda Avenue, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Devonte Matticx, 16, of Posen, is believed to have been...
The prosecution in the case against one of the men charged with the April 5 shooting at 1009 Aspen Court has no further evidence to provide to the defense, said Phil Montgomery, DeKalb County Assistant State’s Attorney, at a hearing Thursday. An attorney...
The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center will celebrate its 150th anniversary at its annual holiday open house from 12 to 4 p.m. Sunday.The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, will celebrate the historical home of Joseph...
Instead of putting out fires, the Dekalb Firefighters Local 1236 will be turning up the heat at its Chilli Cook-off this Sunday. The cook-off will be held from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m Sunday at Sullivan’s Tavern, 722 E. Lincoln Highway. The money raised...
A little over $1 million went into Hope Haven's newly-opened expansion.The ribbon cutting ceremony for the expansion occurred Wednesday. Executive director Lesly Wicks said Hope Haven, a homeless shelter, did not use federal or state grants to build the...
