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 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...

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...

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....

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...

The historic rooms of The Ellwood House sparkled with holiday decorations and cheer this weekend. The house, 509 N. First Street, was once home to Harriet and Issac Ellwood and is open to the public for tours. This past weekend, the rooms of the house...

Eric Louie doesn't have many choices of where to study late at night in DeKalb, other than the library on campus. "I like to go to Starbucks to study, but it's only open until 10 [p.m.]," Louie said, a corporate communications major. "If you're in the...

With cold weather now in full, freezing force, students and residents begin to have health concerns, especially when it comes to the all too common cold. For some students like Megan Ellsworth, a freshman family and child services major, the remedy to...

A DeKalb woman was arrested Friday night for allegedly starting a fire that caused an estimated $250,000 damage to a house in the 800 block of East Lincoln Highway. Debbie J. Bute was arrested at 5:22 p.m. after being released from Kishwaukee Community...

Two men were arrested Thursday afternoon after trying to spend a counterfeit $100 bill at Starbucks, police said. At about 11 a.m., DeKalb Police were called to Starbucks, 2577 Sycamore Road, after a clerk noticed a customer trying to spend the bill,...