DeKALB – The Northern Star sent out a survey asking candidates to answer questions about what their priorities and positions would be as mayor of DeKalb.
The candidates for mayor in the election are Linh Nguyen, Kouame M. Sanan, John B. Walker, and...
DeKALB – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with state and local law enforcement, made one DUI arrest and 10 suspended or expired registration citations on St. Patrick’s Day.
The Percentage column is the percentage of total...
DeKALB – Construction for the roundabout at the intersection of Lucinda and Normal is set to begin this summer, with a contract approved for construction services at Monday's City Council meeting.
ROUNDABOUT AT LUCINDA AND NORMAL
The roundabout...
DeKALB - Four mayoral candidates discussed community issues such as infrastructure, sustainability, leadership and more at a local election forum for the City of DeKalb.
The candidates included Mayor Cohen Barnes, NIU instructor Linh Nguyen, DeKalb...
DeKALB – Jonathan Hurst was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison Thursday for the killing of Sycamore residents Patricia and Robert Wilson.
Hurst was convicted of murder at the end of January, almost a decade after the Wilsons were found beaten...
DeKALB- A man convicted of the murders of two Sycamore residents has filed a motion for a new trial after being found guilty of the murders earlier this year.
Jonathan Hurst was found guilty of the first-degree murders of Sycamore residents Robert...
DeKALB – DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd presented the 2024 annual crime report at the City Council meeting Monday.
Byrd said there were no murders in DeKalb in 2024.
“In 2023, we went from five – one of those being a reckless homicide –...
DeKALB – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced that the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) can no longer operate in Illinois due to the Trump Administration cutting...
DeKALB – A 19-year-old man was arrested at his home in Sycamore on a warrant for three class two felony counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday.
Noah R. Meier was arrested on the 2300 block of Pioneer Way at 4:21 p.m.
The arrest...
DeKALB – A 56-year-old man was arrested in Sycamore for eight counts of possession of child pornography, and eight counts of dissemination of child pornography on Wednesday.
The charges are class two and class X felonies.
Christopher A. Juday...
DeKALB - Common Table DeKalb is a new program that will provide free community meals.
Common Table DeKalb (CTD) is a collaborative that includes individuals from the area, non-profit organizations and local faith communities.
The collaborators...
DeKALB – Over 50 years after the federal government mandated that the EPA create regulations to limit potential contaminants, lead contamination of water systems is still common.
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 empowered the EPA to ensure citizens...
