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City crime blotter for March 21

By Northern Star Staff | March 20, 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 proved guilty in a court of law. At 9:21 a.m., on Saturday, DeKalb Police in the 800 bock...

DeKalb city officials remember city attorney

By Danny Ciamprone | March 20, 2011

The city continues to morn the loss of City Attorney Norma Guess, who died of kidney cancer on March 12. Guess battled the disease for three and a half years. According to a press release, Guess died in her home surrounded by immediate family members....

Task force discusses DeKalb landlord, tenant issues

By Thomas Verschelde | March 9, 2011

The Safe and Quality Housing Task Force meeting was held Tuesday at the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house. The main issues discussed in the meeting were landlord and tenant issues, the safety of DeKalb, providing quality housing for the residents of DeKalb,...

Quinn introduces bill that could reduce number of Illinois school districts

By Danny Ciamprone | March 9, 2011

Gov. Pat Quinn introduced a bill that could cut the number of Illinois school districts from 868 to 300 if passed. Quinn said the bill would save taxpayers $100 million."Those guys must be crazy," said James Briscoe, superintendent of DeKalb School District...

DeKalb city crime blotter for March 10

By Northern Star Staff | March 9, 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 proved guilty in a court of law. March 10 At 1:08 a.m. on Wednesday, DeKalb Police in the...

Kiwanis Club celebrates pancake day with the community

By Meaghen Harms | March 9, 2011

Pancakes will be served to anyone in the community on Saturday at DeKalb High School, 1515 S. Fourth St. Kiwanis Club of DeKalb is hosting their 56th Annual Pancake Day. The breakfast, where pancakes, sausage, bacon and applesauce will be served, will...

Overnight at the museum: natural history museum to host family event

By Meaghen Harms | March 9, 2011

The Midwest Museum of Natural History, 425 W. State St., will have a night of adventure and learning for people of all ages. The museum will host "Family Overnight at the Museum" on Saturday and Sunday. The event will run from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. "This is...

Local Bars offer St. Patrick’s Day festivities

By Eric Beesley | March 9, 2011

DeKALB | Local bars and restaurants have big things planned for this year's St. Patrick's Day festivities. "We will be opening the doors at 10 a.m. and will be offering a free Guinness glass to the first ten patrons at this time to spend at their leisure,"...

Sycamore School District 427 cuts programs to help balance the budget

By Thomas Verschelde | March 8, 2011

DeKALB | Sycamore School District 427 will cut a total of 35 staff positions and three programs, effective next school year. Two of the programs that will get cut include intramural sports and the Spartan Academy, a summer school program for kindergarten...

Richard Lustig is a seven time lottery grand prize winner and wrote a broke about his method how to win.

Lottery champ pens book of winning methods

By Thomas Verschelde | March 7, 2011

Richard Lustig is a seven time lottery game grand prize winner and wants to share his tips for lottery success. Lustig, of Florida, has won millions of dollars with the methods that are all published in his book, "Learn How to Increase Your Chances of...

Sycamore City Council passed three labor agreements

By Eric Beesley | March 7, 2011

Sycamore | Sycamore City Council unanimously passed three ordinances regarding labor agreements with police, fire and municipal employee labor groups. The first of the three revisions was a labor agreement between the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council,...

Online only? News industry, lawmakers debate public notice bill

By Martin Stranc | March 7, 2011

The Illinois House of Representatives is debating how people should receive public notices. House Bill 1869 would allow state and local governments to post public notices exclusively on the Internet. Public notices are currently printed in local newspapers....