With the current economy, students are looking for new and unique sources to make those extra spending dollars. "These are going to be challenging times," said associate professor of economics Stephen Karlson. "It's probably easier for college students...

Many items were left in question after Tuesday's joint meeting of the DeKalb City Council and the Liquor Commission. The first proposal on the agenda discussed the future of Class A liquor licenses regarding the addition of a Class P license. According...

At 8:06 p.m. Monday, DeKalb Police saw a vehicle in the 1100 block of Sycamore Road with registration that showed the driver did not have a valid license. Police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver, Cayetano M. Lopez, 32, of DeKalb, and charged...

Two DeKalb men were arrested Saturday after allegedly breaking into several cars, police said. Reed J. Anderson and Matthew D. Clark, both 18, were arrested in the 300 block of Delcy Drive after a neighbor in the area reported two men looking into parked...

At tonight's DeKalb County Board meeting, the county highway committee will discuss designating just over one mile of Somonauk Road as an 80,000-pound truck route at the estimated cost of $201,393.00. The finance committee will discuss a tax abatement...

The recent rise in gas prices is due to the current war going on in Gaza. NIU transportation manager Bill Finucane said prices rose shortly after the war began. "The rise occurred the first few days after the war started, going up around 15 cents," Finucane...

The Sycamore City Council discussed ways to cut spending for the FY2009-2010 Tuesday. Another option, brought up by 1st Ward Alderman Rich Neubauer, was to consider authorizing no wage or salary increases for city employees. "When we talk about not having...

At one end of the Hopkins Park Terrace Room hung the entirety of Barack Obama's Inaugural Address; at the other sat two televisions. Sitting at one of the many tables set up by the DeKalb County Democrats, one man talked casually to a few other guests...

Today marks the beginning of a new era as Barack Obama becomes the 44th president and the first African-American president of the United States of America. His inauguration comes one day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which to some, has a symbolic...

Don't pay it back. Pay it forward. That is the theme of the Pay-It-Forward House, 719 Somonauk St., Sycamore. According to their Web site, the house is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing people with a place to stay while their loved...

Sales tax rates are high in Illinois, but there is not much consumers can do about it. According to the DeKalb City Clerk's office, the sales tax is 8 percent for DeKalb and an additional 2 percent at restaurants and bars. According to tax.illinois.gov,...

Despite the current state of the economy, business appears stable, if not better, for many lessors in DeKalb. "As of January, we're fully occupied for this year," said Anne Meesriyong, assistant property manager of Lincolnshire West Apartments. "We think...