The citizens of DeKalb will once again have a hearing to express their views on the proposed wind farm. In a special meeting of the DeKalb County Planning and Zoning Committee at Kishwaukee College, Vice Chairman Pat Vary announced that the DeKalb County...

Kay Phillips Education: B.S. in communicative studies from NIU Experience: Extensive management experience: director of alumni relations at the College of Education, political campaign manager for 12 years, clubhouse manager at the Kishwaukee Country...

Kris Povlsen Education: Bachelor's degree in psychology from Drake University, master's degree in counseling from NIU Experience: Serving 12 years for the city of DeKalb as an alderman and acting mayor What will you bring to the city if elected?: I will...

Katherine Gannon Education: B.A. in management information systems with an emphasis on computer science and interpersonal communication from North Central College Experience: Fourteen years of experience in the corporate business world: most recently,...

Jared Lash Education: Graduated from NIU in 2006 with a bachelor's in computer science and also has an associate degree from Lincoln Land Community College. Experience: He was a campaign volunteer for the congressional campaigns of John Laesch in 2005...

Craig Roman Education: Attended Oakton Community College and Worsham College of Mortuary Science Experience: Has no prior political experience. Roman is a licensed funeral director and a senior regional sales manager. What will you bring to the city if...

John A. Anderson Education: High school education Experience: 10 years ago helped pass the property tax caps to keep property taxes down in DeKalb County What will you bring to the city if elected?: I think I can bring representation to the constituents,...

Tornadoes, microbursts and 100-mph winds; DeKalb is no stranger to these forces of nature. A few years ago, NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste joined with Tom Grazulis, leading tornado climatologist and founder of The Tornado Project, to determine DeKalb's...

Three Naperville men were arrested Monday for allegedly firing a BB gun out of their apartment window, hitting a car and a person walking by, police said. At 5:30 p.m., the victim was walking on Annie Glidden Road near University Heights, 1100 Varsity...

A DeKalb man and a 16-year-old juvenile were charged with mob action Friday after a reported gang fight where a bat and metal pole were used, police said. At about midnight, DeKalb Police were called to a residence in the 1100 block of North First Street...

Police arrested a Sycamore man for allegedly burglarizing an automotive store in Malta. The man has been a suspect in a large number of burglaries throughout the last two years, police said. Andrew J. Soloman, 43, was arrested at the DeKalb County Courthouse,...

Although sophomore accountancy major Samantha Lopez has never been attacked by a goose, her mother was not so lucky. "[My mom] was bending over to get something out of a cooler, and a goose bit her," Lopez said. "She couldn't sit down for the longest...