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Courthouse expansion funds to be determined

By Thomas Verschelde | April 12, 2011

DeKALB |The fate of a $500,000 proposal to expand the DeKalb County Courthouse will be decided by the county board April 20. The oversight committee of the courthouse proposed the money as a contingency fund. "No matter what you do you never know what...

Permits bring CVS location closer to reality, moving Molly’s

By Danny Ciamprone | April 11, 2011

DeKALB | DeKalb City Council approved special use and parking permits, making construction of a CVS pharmacy on the southeast corner of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway one step closer to reality. Fifth Ward Alderman Ron Naylor expressed concerns...

Devon Butler shooting update

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2011

Devon Butler’s condition has been upgraded from serious to stable, according to personnel at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford. A spokesperson said, as of early Monday evening, Butler was responsive, but would not give any other details. Butler...

Crime Stoppers seek info about stolen boxes

By Northern Star staff | April 11, 2011

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a residential burglary that occurred sometime between March 8 and March 20 in Sycamore. Two metal boxes were taken. One box contained old silver coins. The second box contained the victim’s passport and keys...

The house at 336 College Ave. once belonged to the grandparents of Clifford J. Hunt and was used as a student house by the couple.

Former DeKalb resident writes memoir about life in the 1930s

By Dave Gong | April 11, 2011

DeKALB | Clifford J. Hunt grew up in DeKalb during the Great Depression, living in a small-farm house less than a mile from the DeKalb city limits. He reflected on his experiences 78 years later with his memoir, “Too Tough For Knickers: Growing Up Poor...

DeKalb crime blotter for April 12

By Northern Star Staff | April 11, 2011

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. At 8:27 p.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police in the 900 block of Crane...

Reports of shooting on Hillcrest ‘unsubstantiated’

By David Thomas | April 10, 2011

DeKalb Police said reports of a shooting occurring on the 800-900 block of Hillcrest Drive said they are "unsubstantiated" at this time. Police said they have received multiple reports of a shooting. But as of press time, police have not found the physical...

DeKalb crime blotter for April 11

By Northern Star staff | April 10, 2011

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. At 12:26 a.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police responded to a report...

Diabetes is 5th leading cause of death in U.S.

By Danny Ciamprone | April 10, 2011

Over 25 million people have the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., and 7 million of those people do not know they have it. Diabetes kills more than 200,000 people each year, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). It can lead to heart...

Study reveals a tale of two States

By Danny Ciamprone | April 10, 2011

One part of Illinois is well educated and economically booming; the other is self-destructing and failing to keep its head above water. This is according to a new study conducted by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The report states, "underperformance...

Obama signs bill, staving off shutdown

By Danny Ciamprone | April 10, 2011

The nation breathed a sigh of relief late Friday night as members of Congress and the president announced they came to a decision on the budget. If a shutdown had occurred, it could have caused 800,000 federal employees to be furloughed. They would even...

Orozco, Van Arsdale are ‘essentially expelled’ from NIU

By David Thomas and Shaun Zinck | April 8, 2011

DeKALB | The two NIU students charged with shooting NIU linebacker Devon Butler are "essentially expelled from the university and banned from the campus." Brad Hoey, team leader of Media Relations and Internal Communications, said Mark Orozco and Richard...