The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for DeKalb and the northern Illinois area from 6 a.m. to noon Saturday. Low temperatures will drop to zero degrees to -5 degrees Saturday morning, the NWS said. This will produce 10 to 15 mph...

Stores big and small have recently cut prices to attract customers in the midst of the recession. Shops in downtown DeKalb have experienced the same trend in price reduction in the last few months. Although many shop owners were reluctant to comment on...

The final suspect believed to be involved in the Sept. 9 Wal-Mart robbery was arrested Tuesday in Chicago. Robert Storball, 26, of Chicago, was arrested by Chicago Police on a warrant for armed robbery after investigators received a tip about where he...

The last person involved in the April 2007 death of Luis Noriega was sentenced Friday. Nathan Schrank, 23, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and one count of aggravated battery on Nov. 7. Schrank received 30 months probation for both of his charges,...

Social Security will be around when our generation retires, only with less money for the government to hand out. Associate economics professor Carl Campbell said Social Security will not have as many benefits for people down the road. "There won't be...

A woman was robbed Tuesday morning in a parking lot at 1010 W. Lincoln Highway while leaving her apartment, police said. At 10:50 a.m. the woman was walking from her apartment on foot through the parking lot when she noticed the suspect walking north...

Illinois State Senator J. Bradley Burzynski and State Representative Robert Pritchard spoke about the troubling fiscal problems the Illinois State Legislature is facing at Wednesday's DeKalb County Board Meeting. With the state in the bottom of a recession...

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...

Becoming a vegetarian at NIU is easier, and even healthier, than some may think. Vegetarians do not eat any flesh foods, including meat, fish and shellfish, while vegans do not eat flesh foods or any food made from animals, including dairy products. Associate...

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...