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...
"This is like velociraptor capitalism, like ‘eat-everything-in-your-path capitalism,'" said Sycamore resident Hannah Dwyer.Local economic justice activist groups gathered Thursday at The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, in hopes of obtaining petition...
Tanned, buff and drug-free: the top competitors from across the U.S. get to show off Saturday at the Sixth Annual Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders Midwest States 2011 Bodybuilding & Figure Competition. FitWorkz owner Ray Binkowski will host...
Molly's Eatery & Drinkery is in the process of moving from its longtime location at 1022 W. Lincoln Highway to where the Campus Club dance club used to be. Kujtime Redzepi, owner of Molly's Eatery and Drinkery, said they are moving because their lease...
NIU is not the only place in DeKalb for local artists to show their work to the community. Local artists can take to the Internet to show their work on cyber galleries. Adrienne Soroka, creater of Soroka's Fine Things art gallery's website, sorokas.com,...
