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...
DeKalb County offers various resources to anyone with the desire to get out into the community. Mentoring, education assistance and childcare programs are readily available to everyone -- especially college students -- on both NIU's website as well as...
A fire at 1:10 a.m. Thursday caused $1,500 in damage at 627 Lucinda Ave., according to a DeKalb Fire Department press release. According to the release, the fire units that arrived found burning siding on the front of the structure between the front step...
UPDATE: 8 p.m. NIU officials announced Thursday that the DeKalb County Major Case Squad has assumed the lead of the investigation into the disappearance of missing student Antinette “Toni” Keller, according an NIU Media Relations press release. The...
A small structure fire broke out in a Star Properties building around 12:45 a.m. Thursday morning. DeKalb Police on the scene said they weren't sure how the fire started, but that no one was injured. Residents of the apartment that caught fire, located...
