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Culinary educator cooks up some vegan recipes

By Meaghen Harms | April 20, 2011

Vegan dishes are on the menu for culinary educator Jo Cessna's Occasionally Vegan class tonight. The class teaches its student how to make several vegan dishes. "It is a class for those wanting to occasionally eat animal-product free or explore what it...

The DeKalb County Health Department launched a new website April 8.

Health Department’s new website more accessible

By Dave Gong | April 20, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb County Health Department has streamlined its online resources with the launch of its new website, www.dekalbcountyhealthdepartment.com. The new website, launched April 8, provides easy links to various programs the health department...

Sycamore celebrates Earth Day the eco-friendly way

By Junae Bennett | April 20, 2011

Sycamore will kick off its Earth Day celebrations with a variety of events that aim to entertain and inform adults and kids on the benefits of being eco-friendly. Molly Holman, executive director of the Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State...

Confusion cleared about Ellwood Historic District, improvements

By Dave Gong | April 19, 2011

DeKALB | The Ellwood Historic District Neighborhood Group held a formal question-and-answer session Tuesday night to clarify misconceptions regarding the Ellwood Historic District and plans to improve the area. The Ellwood Historic District consists of...

Firefighters leave a house at 414 Prospect St. in DeKalb Tuesday morning after battling a structure fire.

DeKalb Fire Department is understaffed

By Meaghen Harms | April 19, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb Fire Department is one of the least staffed fire departments of any university community in Illinois. This is according to Fire Chief Bruce Harrison who said the department is currently under a staffing shortage. The three fire stations...

Firefighters battle an electrical fire at 414 Prospect St. in DeKalb Tuesday morning.

Fire results in estimated $20K of damages

By Shaun Zinck | April 19, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb Fire Department is investigating an electrical fire that occurred Tuesday morning just one block from city hall. Police received a call at 10:31 a.m. on Tuesday about an electrical meter on fire at a house located at 414 Prospect St.,...

Sycamore host Easter goodies, events

By Dave Gong | April 19, 2011

SYCAMORE | The Sycamore Park District is offering several Easter-themed community events this week, including a Flashlight Egg Hunt and Breakfast with the Bunny. The Sycamore Park District will host its annual Breakfast with the Bunny on Saturday at 7:15...

The Samond's family eat ice cream at the new Sunshine Scoop Shoppe & Bakery April 19, 2011. The shop is located in the Junction Shopping Center.

New DeKalb store delivers the goods

By Junae Bennett | April 19, 2011

DeKALB | Did you ever want ice cream but didn’t want to leave the house? The Sunshine Scoop Shoppe & Bakery offers something that no other ice cream place in DeKalb has - delivery and catering. Owner Carole Fawaz and family decided to open their...

Voluntary Action Center celebrates Mother’s Day with Meal for Moms

By Meaghan Harms | April 19, 2011

The Voluntary Action Center (VAC) is hosting its fourth annual Meals for Moms event to highlight Mother's Day as well as their Meals on Wheels program. The Meals for Moms event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 2 at the Regale Center,...

Sycamore FY 2012 budget passed council

By Junae Bennett | April 18, 2011

Sycamore City Council passed its Fiscal Year 2012 budget plan during its Monday night meeting. The Fiscal Year 2011-12 includes an annual budget for all city funds and departments from May 1 through April 30, 2012. The general fund budget is $48.5 million....

Students and church leaders from Glad Tidings Assembly of God and Bethel Assembly of God traveled to Nicaragua to help out a an aid camp.

DeKalb county churches volunteer abroad in Nicaragua

By Danny Ciamprone | April 18, 2011

DeKALB | In the second poorest country in the Northern Hemisphere, pieces of scrap metal are what children call home and garbage from the dump is what they call food. But for a week in March, they were aided by this community. From March 19 to 26, 10...

Landlords raise comments about tenants handbook to resolve issues

By Dave Gong | April 17, 2011

The main discussion points at Friday's Landlord/Tenant Sub-Committee were the Landlord Tenants handbook, the role and relationship of the sub-committee to the Landlord Association and the examination of other city ordinances relevant to the sub-committee....