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....

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...

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,...

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...

Otto's Niteclub and Underground was ordered to pay $750 to the city of DeKalb plus court fees Tuesday for violating Chapter 38 of the DeKalb Municipal Code. On Nov. 21, 2008, Otto's, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, advertised that patrons could pay $8 for a cup...

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...

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 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...