An NIU student was arrested after allegedly walking down the sidewalk without pants Friday night. Around midnight, DeKalb Police were called to University Village Apartments in the 700 block of Russell Road for a report of a man walking outside while...

The new year brings new prices for water in DeKalb. As of Jan. 1, the DeKalb Sanitary District raised the price of water per unit in the city of DeKalb. The rate is now $2.40 per unit of metered water usage, according to a December press release, which...

During this past holiday season, Allison Kirby cut back on spending, shopped around more for deals and gave out more handmade gifts. "I cut back this year," Kirby, a sophomore media studies communications major, said, who spent about $75 on her gifts...

Six residents have been displaced following a condominium fire that caused an estimated $660,000 in damage Wednesday night. At about 5 p.m., the fire started in the middle of the garage of the four-unit condominium at 1562 West Stonehenge Drive which...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on two daytime residential burglaries. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, a daytime residential burglary was reported on East Sleepy Hollow Road in rural Earlville in DeKalb County. A second daytime residential burglary was reported...

DeKalb Police are searching for a missing Wisconsin man last seen in DeKalb the night of Dec. 25. James C. Verduin, 56, of Wauwatosa, Wis., was last seen by a clerk at the Best Western Inn & Suites, 1212 W. Lincoln Highway, where he was taken after...

The parking ban put in place by DeKalb officials Thursday night will be completely lifted by 2 p.m. this afternoon. Downtown parking is available immediately with parking on the remaining city streets allowed after 2 p.m, according to a press release....

Final exams went as planned today (Dec. 18) at Western Illinois University in Macomb, according to President Al Goldfarb. "There have been no new developments today in the anonymous threatening note that was discovered in the early morning of Dec. 17...

Crime Stoppers is seeking information related to car burglaries at Suburban Apartments and Suburban Estates, the most recent of which happened Dec. 6. Police say offenders have been throwing rocks through car windows to steal GPS units over the last six...

The current property tax rate as well as the 17th Class A liquor license were discussed and not altered at Monday night's DeKalb City Council meeting. The property tax currently stands at .$60 and is used to fund the police and fire pension. The city...

Rain will continue to fall through Tuesday morning across northern Illinois, as the temperature remains at about 34 degrees. The rain is then expected to change to snow Tuesday afternoon and evening. Several inches of snow could accumulate at this time....

Crime Stoppers is seeking information on an arson that occurred June 21. In the early morning, the residence of 12700 Willow Lane in Genoa was burned down. If anyone has any information regarding this crime or persons involved, they are encouraged to...