Bailing out the auto industry can benefit the economy. Associate economics professor Neelam Jainsaid the government helping auto companies is crucial to the economy. "GM is close to bankruptcy, and it is necessary for the government to provide assistance,"...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on an armed robbery. On April 16 at around 9 p.m., a food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint by three subjects described as African-American males. The driver was robbed of cash, a cell phone and the food order....

Sycamore police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old juvenile, according to a news release. Rudy L. Salazar, 54, of Sycamore, was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault Wednesday after an investigation by police...

The DeKalb Police Department will hold its annual charity breakfast Sunday. The DeKalb Police Benevolent and Protective Association Charity Breakfast will raise money for the police department to donate back to the city from 8 a.m. to noon at the DeKalb...

As summer break creeps closer, many students are counting the change in their pockets with hopes of an event-filled hiatus. With a little creative thinking, students who are pressed for cash can have a pleasant summer without burning holes in their pockets....

When school is in session, local businesses boom with new customers. The opposite occurs to establishments when the majority of students return home for summer break. "Business normally slows down during this time of the year whether it pertains to restaurants,...

DeKalb Mayor-Elect Kris Povlsen knows a few things about time management. Povlsen has served as both the DeKalb acting mayor and Ben Gordon Center director of prevention since August. He will continue to do so until his retirement from the Ben Gordon...

An NIU student has been charged with copying hundreds of computer files from the office of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi, according to a Northwest Herald article dated March 19. Amy Dalby, Bianchi's former secretary, said she copied the...

Massages can help lower stress levels when times get tough. Some DeKalb and Sycamore businesses see an increase in students getting massages during finals week. Jim Fatz, licensed massage therapist and part-owner of Center for Integrative BodyWork, 130...

A Gaza Strip eyewitness will speak at NIU Thursday. Kathy Kelly, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will speak at 7 p.m., Thursday in the Illinois Room of the Holmes Student Center. Kelly will speak about her experiences in Gaza during the recent conflict...

The family of the woman who killed herself while in a visitation room at the DeKalb County Jail has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against DeKalb County and the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office . David Brantley, the father of the deceased Brandi L. Brantley,...

DeKalb Police have identified the man suspected in the attempted robbery of F&J's restaurant, 890 Pappas Drive, Monday. Former F&J's employee Larry C. Flowers, 36, of DeKalb, was arrested shortly after the robbery, a press release said. Flowers...