DeKALB | According to a Tuesday DeKalb County Sheriff's Office press release, sheriffs responded to 14500 block of Bianca Lane in rural Hinckley for a report of a trespass complaint. Upon arrival, sheriffs learned that there was a man inside the residence...

The DeKalb City Council meeting began Monday night with DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen calling for a moment of silence to respect the family of NIU student Antinette Keller. The opening saw an ordinance for renovations to DeKalb's Homeless Shelter, Hope Haven,...

Lee Benesh, 68, of Newark, was pronounced dead at 7:19 p.m. Sunday, at Valley West Hospital, according to a DeKalb County Coroner's Office press release. The release stated Benesh was a driver involved in a single motorcycle accident on Fox River Drive....

Sections of Prairie Park, south of Lincoln Highway, remain taped off from the public as the Antinette “Toni” Keller death investigation continues. This section includes half of the frisbee golf course on Pearl Street, holes six through nine, back...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from the DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 2:03 a.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police made a traffic stop...

With Election Day closing in, the DeKalb School District and other Illinois districts will receive state funding for building updates and expansions. An Oct. 20 press release from Governor Pat Quinn revealed plans to give several Illinois schools a total...

John Acardo Position: Hanover Township in Bartlett overseeing human resources and information technology Party affiliation: Republican Platform: Acardo plans to continue to provide open and honest government within the DeKalb County Clerk’s Office,...

DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said he hopes to have a press conference in the next day or two with new information on the death investigation regarding NIU student Antinette Keller. The human remains found in Prairie Park have yet to be identified,...

NIU officials are outlining increased safety precautions for campus following a reclassification of missing student Antinette Keller's case as a death investigation. Brad Hoey, team leader of media relations and internal communications, said NIU has raised...

The search for missing NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller has been reclassified as a death investigation. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said at a press briefing Saturday night that the change was made after human remains were found by the DeKalb County...

The DeKalb County Major Case Squad announced today that DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen will be the sole spokesperson and chief investigator of the search for missing NIU student Antinette Keller. At the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive,...

The 49th annual Pumpkin Fest begins Oct. 27th, and with the date closing in, Sycamore is preparing for their biggest event of the year. Mayor Ken Mundy said Pumpkin Fest began as a lawn display in Wally Thurow's yard. Today, Thurow is known as Mr. Pumpkin...