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 District 428 School Board heard an update on construction projects Monday night. The board was presented with updates on Cortland Elementary and the new DeKalb High School and also tabled two action items involving new boiler systems for the current...

DeKalb Police have a person in custody in connection to a robbery attempt at F&J's restaurant, 890 Pappas Drive, Monday afternoon. DeKalb Police Lt Gary Spangler said police have one suspect in custody and possibly two more suspects were involved...

Sycamore city council adopted the Fiscal Year 2010 budget Monday night. The council also approved an ordinance that will allow tattoo parlors by special use within the C-2 Central Business District and C-3 Highway Business Districts. The council approved...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on burglaries that occurred April 10 between midnight and 7 a.m. in the rural Kirkland area of West County Line Road, Old State Road and Quarry Road. A green 2006 Polaris Ranger, 2003 Suzuki LTZ400 Four-Wheeler, paint...

Changes are coming to the DeKalb County Sanitary Landfill. "We'll be known as the landfill town," said Cortland Mayor Robert Seyller in response to the expansion plans of the landfill. The landfill, located east of Somonauk Road and south of I-88 in Cortland...

The unemployment rate in DeKalb Coutny has hit a 17-year high in 2009. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security Web site, unemployment is at 9.5 percent in DeKalb County â€" the highest it has been since 1992. IDES spokesman Greg...

An investigation of a home invasion and armed robbery Friday has led to the arrest of three DeKalb men, according to a press release. At 1:07 a.m. four masked suspects armed with handguns entered an apartment in the 1000 block of Ridge Drive, the release...

At about 9 p.m. Thursday, police were notified by a victim who said he or she was robbed while on the job delivering food, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff's Office press release. Three male suspects, one suspect displaying a handgun, robbed the delivery...

This spring's cooler weather has forced farmers in DeKalb County to delay their planting season. Greg Millburg, DeKalb County Farm Bureau manager, said mid-April is the time when farmers want to plant their crops. "Now is when farmers ideally would like...

Instead of relaxing this Saturday, senior marketing major Pat Kaiser plans to wake up early and give back to his community. Kaiser is among about 1,500 NIU students volunteering Saturday for the third annual NIU Cares Day. About 90 teams have signed up...

At least six apartments were damaged causing $30,000 in damage by a fire Thursday in apartment No. 610 of Amber Manor Apartments, 833 Ridge Drive. At about 3:30 p.m., DeKalb Firefighters entered building No. 6 of the apartment complex. DeKalb Fire Chief...