DeKALB – Voters must cast their ballots in the precinct they are registered to vote in if they are registered in DeKalb County.
If voters are registered to vote in another county, they must vote at the polling place in their respective county, or...
DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council was divided at its meeting Monday during a discussion about whether the tax rate for DeKalb should be decreased for 2024.
TAX RATE DECREASE
The tax rate for DeKalb in 2023 was .81096. The proposed tax rate for...
Editor’s note: This piece was updated at 9:01 p.m., Wednesday to include information regarding the customer having a knife and attacking employees. This update also includes information about how treatment was provided to the assailant and injured employee.
Editor’s...
Clarification: A previous version of this report featured a photo from NIU's campus. This incident did not occur on NIU's campus.
Editor's note: This piece was updated at 4:24 p.m., Friday to include the name of the suspect.
DeKALB – At 11:03...
DeKALB — The annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival will kick off Wednesday and include several events from a giant cake-cutting ceremony to a pie-eating contest.
The first pumpkin festival happened in 1956 when Wally Thurow, a Sycamore resident, displayed...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor
| October 21, 2024
DeKALB – DeKalb’s annual Loose-Leaf Leaf Collection will begin Monday and continue until Dec. 6, weather permitting.
Leaves are to be collected Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents of DeKalb should rake their leaves into a narrow...
By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor
| October 17, 2024
Correction: This piece was updated at 11:03 a.m. Friday to remove incorrect information regarding the DJ name. The DJ's name is not Swag Surfin. Swag Surfin is the song that was played at the end of the Block Party event.
DeKALB – Hundreds...
DeKALB – The City of DeKalb expects to know by the end of the year whether they can move forward with the second phase of a study to bring a Metra station to DeKalb.
Last year, DeKalb and NIU co-sponsored a feasibility study that provided insight...
DeKALB – Smoothie King has officially opened its doors to the public, hoping to serve the DeKalb community a healthy snack in a cup.
Located at 1015 W. Lincoln Highway, between Baba’s Steak and Lemonade and Starbucks, Smoothie King opened Monday....
DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council approved a rezoning request for the property located at the Northwest corner of West Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road.
The property is the site of the planned construction of the Greek Life Center.
“We’re...
DeKALB – The rate of violent crime in DeKalb is almost three times the national rate, according to 2023 FBI crime statistics.
Violent crimes include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault,...
