Samuel Dreyer, freshman pre-physical therapy major, was nervous about his transition from the Marine Corps to NIU. But after meeting with Military Student Services during his orientation, that transition became much easier. "They gave me a packet full...
The city of Sycamore invites everyone to come out for some good old fashioned family fun at its annual Block Party this Saturday from 3 to 11 p.m. This marks the tenth time Discover Sycamore has hosted this event and Megan Yockey, director of Discover...
DeKalb will host the 10th annual Wheel-A-Thon Saturday to raise funds and awareness for RAMP's services. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Frank Van Buer Plaza near the DeKalb RAMP office. There are no fees to register. Proceeds from the Wheel-A-Thon...
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 11:52 p.m. Monday, DeKalb Police ran the license plate...
With mid-term elections swiftly approaching, President Barack Obama proposed a new $50 billion stimulus plan geared towards transportation reconstruction and other infrastructure related projects. His hope with this stimulus plan is to spur economic growth...
Out with the old and in with the new was the feeling as the DeKalb City Council tried to solve the need for more space in city hall with plans for a new state-of-the-art police station.The city council has yet to decide whether to approve debt restructuring...
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 12:30 p.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police responded to a call...
Last weekend the city of Sandwich celebrated its 123rd annual Sandwich Fair. Entertainment included harness racing, livestock judging, demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, and chart-topping country artists performing. Various venders from the...
A Sycamore man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of DeKalb Avenue early Sunday morning. Dustin West, 24, of DeKalb was driving north on DeKalb Avenue when Alfonso C. Morales, 34 stepped out onto the street, according to a...
DeKalb| In the wake of a missing Oregon boy, Kyron Horman, who never returned home on the bus after a school science fair, new tracking systems have been implemented in various school districts throughout the nation. These tracking systems are designed...
At 2:20 a.m. Friday, DeKalb Police observed two individuals fighting in the 900 block of Spiros Court. One of the individuals, Derek Austin Lovell, 20, of Fox Lake fled the scene but was apprehended. Lovell was arrested for unlawful consumption of alcohol...
DeKALB | Police are currently looking for information on the 12 DeKalb dumpster fires that occurred in the last two weeks of August. Sgt. Jason Leverton of the DeKalb Police Department said the charges for someone starting the fires, technically, would...
