DeKALB | On Thursday nights some students study, some go out, but a select few have caught bingo fever at the Elk's Club. Since 1996, NIU students have participated in the DeKalb Elks Club Bingo fundraiser. At 7 p.m., Tom McCrea, a former exulted ruler...
DeKALB | People will have the opportunity to support their local farmers and artisans at a Winter Farmers Market hosted by The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb. The market and craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the UUFD,...
A memorial service was held by Feed ‘em Soup at the First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St. for Alexis "Lexi" Weber and Timothy Getzelman. Both died in a car accident Monday night. The memorial event was held at the soup kitchen from 5 to 7 p.m. on...
Education philosophy instructor Molly Swick remembers when Alexis "Lexi" Weber first walked in her class. "I first met Lexi when she enrolled in my EPFE 201 class during the spring of 2009. I loved her energy and wit from the start," Swick said. "Lexi...
Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, will host a women's health event called "This One's for the Girls." The event will take place on Friday and Saturday from 8 to 11:30 a.m. and will consist of a variety of free activities, snacks, raffles...
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 9:54 a.m. on Tuesday, DeKalb Police in the 1000 block...
DeKALB | Thousands marched through the streets of Alexandria with chants of, "We love Egypt!" "We are Egyptians!" and "We love our country!" This was followed by tear gas and in some cases live ammunition, all of which was happening right below the hotel...
DeKALB | He has been described as the "Mubarak of the Midwest" by guitarist Tom Morello, and his new budget bill had over 50,000 Wisconsin residents lining streets. According to a Feb. 21 CNN article, Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed a new bill that...
SYCAMORE | William Curl, 34, pleaded not guilty to five counts of first-degree murder in the death of Antinette “Toni” Keller during an arraignment Tuesday afternoon. He also pleaded not guilty to one count of concealment of a homicide, one count...
Sycamore | An ordinance to increase ambulance fees was unanimously passed at the Sycamore City Council meeting Monday night. "Looking at where Sycamore stands in relation to other communities, we are way behind," said Sycamore City Manager Bill Nicklas....
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 6:56 p.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police were dispatched to...
DeKALB | DeKalb's annual Corn Fest has attracted mixed feelings from downtown area merchants about its 2011 location. The festival moved to the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St., in 2008 because of construction in the downtown area. Since...
