Getting taxes done without having to pay very much is crucial to a lot of people. Tax day is just two months away, and people are already scrambling fast to make sure they get their tax returns in. Several locations throughout DeKalb County are helping...

The City of Sycamore came one step closer to approving a collective bargaining agreement with Local 3046 of the International Association of Firefighters Monday night. The city has been in works with Local 3046 for over nine months trying to reach an...

The Sycamore City Council will vote tonight on an ordinance concerning the recommendation of the Plan Commission with regard to a petition to vacate Hollnick Dr. and to re-subdivide the Tsiagalis subdivision, according to its agenda. The council also...

A DeKalb man who was arrested for an alleged robbery of La Moreliana Gift Shop, 205 N. 6th St., is now a suspect in a convenience store robbery from last summer, police said. Denuawn Johnson, 31, was arrested Monday while getting off a bus in Memphis...

In the spirit of the Communiversity Cares Initiative and the theme, "We are all one Communiversity," District 428 and DeKalb High School, 1515 S. Fourth St., invite NIU students and staff to attend the DHS boys' basketball game versus Glenbard South High...

Nearing the anniversary of the Feb. 14 shootings, some may be wondering how to celebrate Valentine's Day. NIU students and local florists said while the memory of what happened one year ago is still vivid and the lives will not be forgotten, celebrating...

After serving the DeKalb community for more than seven years, Mango's, 890 Pappas Drive, is selling its last smoothie. Owner Ken Straman is saddened by the closing. "Economic times have really stretched things out," Straman said. "I'm sad to say that...

The Evans Scholars Foundation has withdrawn their application for a special use permit to construct a new rooming house. Plan Commission Chair John Guio read a letter at the DeKalb Plan Commission meeting Monday night from the foundation stating their...

This year's cold winter has caused DeKalb residents to feel the heat of high energy bills. However, with programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program , low income households can apply for federal assistance in order to help pay energy...

In poor economic times, more people are renting books, music and movies from the library to save money. Dee Coover, director of the DeKalb Public Library, said there has been a significant increase in circulation. "From December 2007 to December 2008,...

The ballot order for the DeKalb School Board election on April 7 has been set. Five people will run for three positions on the board. There are a total of seven positions on the board, including a board president, vice president, board secretary and four...

A DeKalb man was arrested Monday in Memphis, Tenn. for allegedly robbing La Moreliana Gift Shop, 205 N. Sixth St. Police arrested Denuawn Johnson, 31, at about 10 p.m. Monday getting off a bus in Memphis that police believe he took to flee DeKalb after...