Updates came in through the radio Tuesday night, and an anxious crowd of DeKalb residents eagerly waited for the announcement. The River Heights Golf Course, 1100 S. Annie Glidden Road, boomed with joyous applause as Kris Povlsen was announced as DeKalb's...

Ward 2 WINNER: Tom Teresinski Tom Teresinski has spent 35 years in business management as a controller for large manufacturing companies. He also was a past school board president. He plans to address the 2010 budget issues and said the ward needs a balanced...

DeKalb City Clerk The city clerk has the responsibility of attending all meetings of the city council and keeping a record of the proceedings in a journal. The clerk is the official keeper of the City Seal and the records for the city such as ordinances,...

The United States' current economic state has been negatively affecting other countries. Assistant economics professor Mohammad Mirhosseinisaid the United States is connected with several countries. "The U.S. has financial ties to European, Southeast...

With half the fiscal year's numbers in, DeKalb is hoping for a $1 million surplus by the end of the fiscal year. Rudy Espiritu, DeKalb assistant city manager, attributes the potential surplus to six positions that became vacant in the fiscal year 2009...

A DeKalb County Grand Jury has indicted David A. Painter, 48, of Sycamore, with three counts of theft and three counts of forgery in his alleged involvement in the several thefts that occurred at Brian Bemis Automotive Group. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler...

An inmate of the DeKalb County Jail was pronounced dead after Correction Deputies found her unconscious Friday. Brandi L. Brantley, 19, of DeKalb, was unresponsive and found under a blanket with a telephone cord wrapped around her neck at approximately...

April is National Donate Life Month. Organizations will be working together to promote organ and tissue donor awareness throughout the state. Television and radio ads will air throughout April encouraging people to become organ and tissue donors. The...

Saving energy can save the economy. Economics professor Khan Mohabbat said taking advantage of alternative sources of energy can benefit the economy. Mohabbat said developing alternative methods can benefit the economy in various ways. "Using new sources...

One DeKalb organization is helping people with disabilities. "We empower people with disabilities to realize there are no limits to what they can do," said RAMP Development Director Amy Morris in an e-mail. According to Morris as well as the RAMP Web...

Families enrolled in Illinois' Bright Start College Savings Program can now save money and the environment by switching from paper to electronic delivery of their account statements. This offer, which was announced Wednesday by Ill. State Treasurer Alexi...

Crime Stoppers are seeking information on a Burglary at the Kirkland Tap. The burglary occurred at the bar, 500 Main St. in Kirkland, late on March 29 or during the early morning hours of March 30. There was forced entry made to a side door. Cash and...