DeKALB | A faulty gas heater is believed to be responsible for a fire that caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to a house Thursday night. At 6:34 p.m., the DeKalb Fire Department was called to the residence at 1701 Pickwick Lane and found smoke coming...

Police are searching for two people who allegedly used stolen identities to cash several fake checks last month. Between Jan. 21 and 23, the two suspects used counterfeit business and personal checks to get cash and cashier's checks from legitimate bank...

The DeKalb City Council will meet at 7 tonight and discuss who they believe is the appropriate party to receive the city's 17th Class "A" Liquor license. Advocates for Detox, which voluntarily gave up its license, are expected to attend. The council also...

A gift shop in downtown DeKalb was robbed Thursday afternoon by two men with a knife, police said. At about noon, two men entered the store and demanded money from the cash register of La Moreliana, 205 N. Sixth St. The employee gave the men an undisclosed...

In late afternoon Jan. 23, David Mertogul, pre-elementary education major, went skating at the DeKalb Community Ice Rink with his girlfriend, Amy Lenhart. After taking a picture, the song that the couple had their first kiss to played on the stereo. Mertogul...

No one was injured in an attached garage and house fire at the intersection of Ridge Road and Pickwick Lane Thursday night. At about 6:30 p.m., the DeKalb Fire Department was called to 1701 Pickwick Lane for a general alarm fire. The fire is believed...

Barack Obama is taking action to try to improve the country's dwindling economy. The president has proposed a stimulus package of over $800 billion to help out the country. Political science professor Barbara Burrell said the government still has to take...

Warmer temperatures will spring up this weekend, but the chill of winter has not finished its run. NIU Staff Meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said warm weather is expected to hit this weekend. "We're getting warm weather from the Western United States,"...

President Barack Obama had his work cut out for him the moment he took the oath of office. One of the more complicated issues he is beginning to deal with is climate change. During the presidential election, both candidates discussed adopting clean coal...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information about a fraud. Two suspects, a black male and a black female, used fraudulent identification to cash counterfeit checks and obtain cashier's checks at a few local banks. One suspect presented false identification...

Though some local private schools offer discounts and tuition assistance to families of students, the schools are looking into other options as the recession takes a toll on enrollment. St. Mary's parochial school in DeKalb and Cornerstone Christian Academy...

With a deepening recession, businesses are looking to cut costs. Restaurants are no exception. But for some local eateries, cutting busboys isn't the answer. Heather Clanton, waitress at Egg Haven, 2562 Sycamore Road, believes busboys are essential. "They're...