DeKalb County has a new state's attorney. The DeKalb County Board approved John Farrell's appointment to DeKalb County State's Attorney with a 14-1 vote at Wednesday's meeting. Five board members abstained from the vote and three board members were absent...

The DeKalb County Board approved the controversial wind farm proposal by a 16-4 vote Wednesday. Over 150 people attended the meeting, which was moved to the Carl Sandburg Auditorium in the Holmes Student Center to provide enough seating for the large...

Clouds threatened the DeKalb farmers market Thursday, but the weather improved and, according to vendors, made for a successful first market of the summer. "It's been a very good day, it turned out to be beautiful weather," said Daryl Srail of Windy Acres...

A man charged in the beating death of a 25-year-old Elgin man in the Reilly's parking lot in 2007 is back in jail within a month of being on work release. Former NIU student Nathan Schrank, 24, violated the terms of his work release and will spend the...

Thirteen NIU students have been displaced after their fraternity house was heavily damaged in a fire. DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce Harrison said a fire broke out at the Omega Delta house, 835 Greenbrier Road, before 6 a.m. Wednesday causing an estimated $300,000...

After seven months of negotiations, the city of Sycamore and the Sycamore Firefighters Local 3046 reached a contractual agreement regarding wage increases during the April 20 city council meeting. The council decided the 3.75 percent increase proposed...

The GWAR show scheduled to be at Otto's Niteclub May 11 has been canceled. City Attorney Norma Guess said that after viewing videos of GWAR's performances on YouTube, Chief of Police Bill Feithen and herself decided that the content violated the obscenity...

DeKalb Police Officer Tom Reilly's day is anything but routine. Everyday at the beginning of his shift, Reilly starts by going to roll call, or "shift meeting" as he put it. A nine-year police veteran who has been with DeKalb for five years, Reilly is...

Illinois health officials reported the first probable case of the H1N1 flu in DeKalb County, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health's Web site. The case is listed as probable thus far, but it is the first mention of the flu inside DeKalb...

The Illinois Reform Commission (IRC) issued its 100-Day Report Tuesday and presented Gov. Pat Quinn with the findings, according to a news release. Campaign finance, procurement, enforcement, government structure, transparency and inspiration of better...

The Sycamore City Council considered amending its municipal code during the April 20 meeting to allow a tattoo parlor to open in the city. Mayor Ken Mundy says that tattoo parlors were never banned in the city, they just weren't on the list of approved...

The GWAR show scheduled to be at Otto's Night Club on May 11 has been canceled. The show has been moved to Durty Nellies, 180 N. Smith Street in Palatine. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.. Tickets purchased from Otto's will...