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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....

March 8 deadline to register to vote

By Northern Star staff | March 7, 2011

The last day to register to vote for the April 5 Consolidated Elections is today, according to a press release from the DeKalb County Clerk. Grace period voting, which allows voters who miss the deadline to register and vote at the same time, begins on...

William D. McDermott obituary

By Northern Star Staff | March 7, 2011

William D. McDermott, 24, of DeKalb, Ill., died Friday, March 4, 2011, at home. Born Dec. 23, 1986, in Arlington Heights, the son of Patrick Edward and Cheryl Jolene (Clark) McDermott, he married Lydia Roy on Aug. 8, 2008, in Kildeer. He was a 2005 graduate...

Ill. House bill attempts to ban teen tanning

By Danny Cozzi | March 7, 2011

DeKALB | The Illinois House of Representatives is debating whether to ban persons under 18 from using tanning salons. The bill states that minors are banned "regardless of whether such a person has the permission of a parent or guardian to use the facility."...

Big Brothers Big Sisters bowl for children

By Junae Bennett | March 6, 2011

Students will have the chance to bowl for kids Monday and Tuesday as part of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Bowl for Kids' Sake event. BBBS held their 30th annual Bowl For Kids Sake at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road Saturday. They will hold another...