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...

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...

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...

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...

The first winter season scored a perfect 10 for the DeKalb Community Ice Skating Rink. The rink, located on the corner of First and Locust streets, was one of many projects worked on by both Re:New DeKalb and the City of DeKalb. Jennifer Groce, executive...

A woman was robbed while leaving a food and clothing pantry Wednesday, police said. At 11:19 a.m., the woman was leaving the pantry in the 1000 block of South Fourth Street when a man in a red SUV asked her for change in the parking lot. The woman then...

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,...

Finding a job is not getting any easier with the unemployment rate rising. Associate economics professor Carl Campbell said the unemployment rate reached 7.2 percent in December which is the highest it has been in almost 16 years. He said because of this...

DeKALB | Target announced plans Tuesday to open a new Target store in DeKalb in October 2009. The store will be constructed on the site of the existing store, 2555 Sycamore Road. To allow for completion of the new store, the existing building will close...