Barber Greene Road had a busy night when two accidents on the road were reported within 10 minutes of each other Thursday. At about 5:30 p.m., a three-vehicle accident sent seven people to Kishwaukee Community Hospital at the intersection of Barber Greene...

The DeKalb Police initiated a missing person investigation Mar. 23 after family members of Pilar Hernandez reported him missing. According to a DeKalb Police Department press release, Hernandez, 22, was last seen by his roommate Mar. 21 at his apartment,...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a residential burglary. March 16, a resident at Suburban Apartments in DeKalb reported a residential burglary that had occurred over Spring Break. Two Vizio flat screen TVs (32 and 42 inches), two Toshiba DVDs...

At the end of the business day on April 11, the DeKalb Target will close its doors in order to be completely torn down and rebuilt. The store, 2555 Sycamore Road , will be closed for six months and plans to have a grand reopening on Oct. 11. According...

Two DeKalb bar owners are split over the effectiveness of the proposed hike in liquor license fees. The Northern Star reported on March 5 that the DeKalb Liquor Commission had proposed increases to those businesses holding a liquor license. The proposal...

Even with the recession in full swing, Sycamore has had no problem sustaining a balanced city budget. The new annual budget for the fiscal year 2009-2010 begins May 1 and will extend through April 30, 2010, with a projected General Fund balance beginning...

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many medicines contained current illicit drugs such as heroine, cannabis and cocaine. The history of drugs was really just trying to combat one addiction after another. "People first saw the effects of opiates...

As allegations of dating violence swirl around Chris Brown and Rihanna, the topic has become a media forefront. Yet while others may feel domestic abuse is not at all common, it not only exists but happens at NIU. "I have realized how common it is," said...

A "Good Samaritan" came to the aid of a woman being robbed in the parking lot of a convenience store Friday night. At 10:48 p.m., the victim was walking through the 7-Eleven parking lot, 802 S. Fourth St., when she was grabbed from behind by the suspect,...

Freshman undecided major Danielle Benoy first heard about deer harvesting after her family received a letter about Chronic Wasting Disease at their home in Belvidere. "At first, I was shocked and didn't quite believe it," Benoy said. "I thought maybe...

A liquor store and private school were broken into during the night in Sycamore last week, Sycamore Police said. On March 17 and March 18, overnight burglaries were reported at Depot Liquors, 524 N. Main St., and Cornerstone Christian Academy, 355 N....

A body found floating in the Kishwaukee River near Hopkins Park Sunday afternoon has been identified as James Verduin, a Wisconsin man who went missing in DeKalb in December 2008. At about 2:45 p.m., the body was found by a couple walking their dog along...