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,...
Some students choose to pay extra for off-campus gym memberships, while access to the Student Recreation Center is included in tuition and fees. Erik Calmeyer, senior operations management and informations systems major, said he holds a membership at...
DeKalb County Treasurer Mark Todd plans to seek retention for his position. Todd was appointed to the position Feb. 12 to fill Christine Johnson's term. Johnson was appointed to the State Senate.Todd said he wants to bring efficiency to the Treasurer's...
All cable TV systems, broadcast AM and FM radio stations and broadcast television stations will be interrupted for a national Emergency Alert System test at 1 p.m. today.Dennis Miller, coordinator of the DeKalb County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency,...
College Square Apartments, 808 Ridge Drive, 832 Ridge Drive and 835 Edgebrook Drive, will be converted to student-only housing, said new owner Michael Gatto. Gatto said his company, Granite DeKalb LLC, purchased the property out of bankruptcy and is pursuing...
Donald Schoo was drafted into the United States Army in April 1943. Six years later, he had accumulated two dozen medals, survived D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, worked with the French Underground, met General George Patton and liberated a German...
