Clay Campbell, DeKalb County State's Attorney, said Judge T. Jordan Gallagher was a giant within Illinois legal circles who was first and, foremost, a friend to people. Gallagher, 63, died Saturday at Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville....
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday afternoon of 17 counts of corruption and related charges, including trying to sell or exchange President Barack Obama's former senate seat. Guilty verdicts on 10 counts of wire fraud, one count...
Over 30 community members gathered at Hope Haven for a ground breaking ceremony Friday morning. The ceremony, held at 1145 Rushmoore Drive in DeKalb, was the start of construction for a $1 million facility expansion, said Lesly Wicks, Hope Haven executive...
This Independence Day, Hopkins Park will continue its tradition with its annual Fourth of July Celebration. According to the DeKalb Park District website, festivities will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at the park, located at 1403 Sycamore Road, as vendors open...
In only a couple of months, DeKalb High School, 501 Dresser Road, will begin its first class sessions. The school was built as a way to accommodate many future generations, not just a couple years said James Mitchell, former DeKalb school board member....
A June 15 report showed that NIU has had a total impact of nearly $700 million on DeKalb and the surrounding area. "NIU and Our Regions Prosperity" is a study completed by NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies that looks at the economic impact the university...
At 7:44 p.m. Monday, DeKalb Police observed a driver who was not wearing a seat belt in the 200 block of South Pearl St. Police performed a traffic stop and found the driver, Jose Manuel Avila-Duran, 38, of DeKalb, did not have a valid driver’s license....
Video surveillance tapes from the high-rise residence of William Curl, 34, the DeKalb man charged with the murder of Antinette "Toni" Keller, were turned over to his defense attorney during a status update today. Curl lived at Golden Years Plaza, a high-rise...
Fire Chief Bruce Harrison said that the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house has "dramatically improved their premise already" since being condemned nearly a month ago. Harrison said the next inspection will be in early July, around the time the rest of the...
Over 2,000 avid bikers are expected to turn out for the 30th anniversary of DeKalb's annual Bike MS Tour de Farms. The event is scheduled to take place Saturday and Sunday. It typically raises about $1.3 million for multiple sclerosis research each year,...
The DeKalb Police Department received new patrol squad cars for the first time in the three years.The police department received five new squad cars from the city because of the condition of the current vehicles. The Illinois Criminal Justice Information...
A new retail and grocery chain, the Iowa-based Hy-Vee, has worked its way into DeKalb County.The Sycamore location at 2700 DeKalb Ave. opened its doors to customers June 14 after over a year of construction.Hy-Vee store director Kerry Sherlock said the...
