An NIU student is out of surgery after being shot on the right side of his back Tuesday night. Devon Butler, a junior linebacker on the NIU football team, was visiting friends at 1009 Aspen Drive when shots were fired from a vehicle from the street. One...
SYCAMORE | Members of the Board of Education for Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 were elected Tuesday. Kristen Wrenn received 602 votes, 32 percent of the total votes. Barb A. King received 583 votes, 31 percent of the total votes. Stephen...
DeKALB | Members of DeKalb Community School District 428 were elected Tuesday. Tracy Williams received 1,789 votes or 16 percent of the vote. Thomas Matya received 1,714 votes, 15 percent of the vote. Nina Fontana received 1,489 votes, 13 percent and...
DeKALB | Kristen Lash was elected 3rd Ward alderman Tuesday. Lash received 266 votes, 55 percent of the total vote. Paulette Sherman received 218 votes, 45 percent of the vote. Lash said she wanted to bring ‘transparency’ to the job, meaning 3rd ward...
DeKALB | David Jacobson was elected alderman of Ward 1 Tuesday. Jacobson received 134 votes, 77 percent of the total vote. Bertrand Simpson received 39 votes, 23 percent of the vote. "I'm elated," Jacobson said. "I'm honored to represent the residents...
DeKALB | Monica O'Leary beat out her opponent Erik Calmeyer, NIU student and Student Association president, by four votes to win the alderman election of the 7th Ward. O'Leary said she was excited about the results of the race. "My stomach is still in...
DeKALB | Jo Cessna , a Sycamore culinary master and NIU alumna, has an idea - a simple idea that cooking with natural foods, and taking the time to cook them, will change lives. "My mission is to empower the everyday person of all ages and experiences...
DeKALB | The Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, is offering several classes to promote safety for children. Margaret Dohnalik, Community Wellness Coordinator, said the classes include the safe-sitter program, the infant safety and CPR...
DeKALB | Not every child has to be born in a hospital. An expo brought attention to natural living and holistic approaches to child birth Saturday at the House Cafe. The free event, ‘Birth Matters: A Whole Life Event', was open to the public and consisted...
DeKALB | Voter turnout was lower than expected at the local elections Tuesday. "We were anticipating a 20 percent voter turnout," said DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo. "Now it looks to be 20 percent at best." The low voter turnout could be a result of...
DeKALB | In 2010, the DeKalb Public Library saw 332,639 people walk through its doors. On average, each month 27,720 people entered the library at 309 Oak St. Public relations coordinator Katherine Keyes said public libraries are important to a community...
SYCAMORE | The Sycamore City Council voted to approve a contract for the drilling and testing of Sycamore Well 10 Monday night. The engineering contract was awarded to Municipal Well and Pump, 1212 Storbeck Drive in Waupun, Wisc. Several members of the...
