DeKalb County experienced a foreclosure spike this past January. According to Realtytrac, a company that keeps track of foreclosures and defaults in the nation, DeKalb County had 119 foreclosures this past January, or one in every 325 households. This...

With the current economic woes and increasing fear of layoffs and downsizing, Americans are searching for employment that is recession-proof. For a select number of students, including Amber Paulsen, sophomore business major at Kishwaukee Community College,...

No one was injured in a structure fire that caused an estimated $5,000 in damage to a duplex in Sycamore Tuesday. At about 12:10 p.m., the Sycamore Fire Department was called to 1525 Oak Lane for a fire that started in a child's bedroom of a two-unit...

While humans deal with a tough economy, so does man's best friend. More pet owners are having to give up their pets when they can no longer afford care, according to managers at local animal shelters such as TAILS Humane Society and the DeKalb County...

DeKalb School Board District 428 heard an update for the ongoing construction of new school buildings as well as two presentations about the upcoming fiscal year's budget Monday night. Gary Gustafson, construction liaison for the district, said the drawings...

The Sycamore City Council rejected the collective bargaining agreement with Local 3046 of the International Association of Firefighters Monday night. The city of Sycamore has been negotiating with Local 3046 for over nine months trying to reach an agreement...

A Brian Bemis executive was arrested Friday after an internal investigation found he allegedly stole $500,000 from the company over a three-year period, DeKalb Police said. David A. Painter, 48, of Sycamore, was arrested Friday after a traffic stop in...

Despite popular belief, eating healthy doesn't necessarily mean having to pay more. "You can eat really healthy without paying a lot," said associate nutrition professor Judith Lukaszuk. "By cutting down on less nutritious foods such as chips, candy and...

Why did the chicken cross the road? To raise money for the DeKalb Education Foundation. The DeKalb Education Foundation is a non-profit organization which helps the schools of DeKalb District 428 with additional funding the school's budget cannot cover....

To many people, age is only a number. For the University Barber Shop it is a cause for celebration. The only problem is this: how old is it? That is the dilemma Chris Hickman, University Barber Shop owner, 817 Lincoln Highway Suite D, has to face. Hickman,...

Volunteering just got a little bit easier in DeKalb School District 428. Since the 2007-08 school year, District 428 has used a program called Volunteers Offering Intergenerational Collaborative Experiences with Students, or V.O.I.C.E.S., to help volunteers...

Matt Todd, freshman music education major, has been on plenty of dates during his time at NIU. "I've been on some dates," Todd said. "I went on a blind date recently. It was really awkward, and I did most of the talking." Todd, like many other single...