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...

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...

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...

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...

The NIU Public Relations Student Society Association will host a Rock 4 Life concert to benefit NIU's "Forward Together Forward" Scholarship fund. The concert will be held from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. on April 18 at Molly's Eatery and Drinkery, 1022 W. Lincoln...

Balancing a budget is hard; balancing a budget without any increase in revenue is even harder. Andrea Gorla, assistant superintendent of business and finance of Dist. 428, said at the 2009-2010 Budget Workshop Wednesday that most school districts are...

Junior accountancy major Alyssa Yackley does not consider herself an avid tanner, but she does try to add some color to her diet in the springtime. "Right now I tan two to three times a week," Yackley said. "But I don't tan year round. [I tan] only before...

The DeKalb Plan Commission held a work session to discuss a new business plan for the city. Capstone Management Group and Hillcrest Development are proposing to bring a Hampton Inn and Suites Hotel to the northwest corner of the intersection of Annie...