Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., is hosting their fifth annual Ride Like An Egyptian bike ride on Saturday. Alex Nerad, executive director of the Egyptian Theatre, said four 25 mile routes will be offered. The bike ride begins at 10 a.m. and ends...
Having a family member in the hospital can be tough, but a nonprofit organization eases the worries by providing overnight accommodations to out-of-town families. The Pay-It-Forward House, 719 Somonauk Street in Sycamore, is a volunteer-based organization...
Student artists are invited to submit artwork to commemorate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr., according to a Hostelling International USA press release. The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Hostelling International Chicago will hold...
The first day of the trial for a man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of a Sycamore girl began Monday. Charles Ridulph was brought into court to testify against Jack McCullough, 72. McCullough is accused of kidnapping and murdering Ridulph’s...
DeKALB | The City Council reviewed the ordinance on gaming devices within the city on Monday night. Citizens opposing and in favor of the ordinance were given the opportunity to voice their opinions in front of the council. “Those who would profit from...
DeKALB | Ramadan, the month of fasting for Muslims, began on the night of July 20. According to a Muslim Academy article, Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. It is considered a holy month for Muslims because the Quran, the holy book...
DeKALB | Football player Devon Butler, 20, received a knife wound in his upper chest after being involved in an altercation Sunday morning in the 800 block of Regent Drive, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department. At 3 a.m., Butler...
DeKALB | Many agencies will come together to celebrate Nonprofit Day on Wednesday. “Nonprofit day is a workshop that has occurred three years before by leaders in the nonprofit community to offer resources and training to other area nonprofits,” said...
DeKALB | Antinette “Toni” Keller supporters are currently accepting donations to buy and install a sunflower-shaped bench as a memorial of her to put on the Elks Club property, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. Keller, a freshman at NIU, was...
Warrants were issued Sunday for three suspects charged in connection with a stabbing that occurred Friday night. According to a DeKalb Police Department press release, the victim was stabbed during an altercation at a party at a residence in the 1500...
**Update 3:25 p.m. 3/25/12** There are no suspects in connection with the shots fired on Kimberly Drive early Saturday morning, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said there appeared to have been "some sort of an altercation", during which...
Richard Van Arsdale III, 21, pleaded guilty to the charge of residential burglary in a plea agreement at Friday’s status hearing. Van Arsdale was sentenced to nine years in the department of corrections for the residential burglary charge and all other...
