Currently all cars in the U.S. can run on a 10 percent ethanol/90 percent gasoline blend. "We believe the [Environmental Protection Agency] will mandate a higher ethanol requirement," said Richard Ruebe, CEO of Illinois River Energy in Rochelle. All cars...

Blu-ray discs have won the war as the next generation of movies but still have some competition in standard DVDs. Associate communication professor Robert Brookey said Blu-ray discs have the advantage of holding more memory compared to a regular DVD....

A former Wal-Mart employee was arrested for her alleged role in an armed robbery at the store in early September. Doraelia Romero, 31, of Plano, turned herself in on a warrant for armed robbery to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office on Nov. 26. The warrant...

Facebook and MySpace aren't just for connecting with friends. Police are using these Web sites to catch criminals. "I'm always amazed at what people put on [social Web sites]," said Sycamore Police Sgt. Steve Cook who works in the investigative department....

A small fire at St. Mary's Church caused an estimated $8,000 in damages Sunday afternoon, almost 35 years after an arson fire damaged the church. At about 3 p.m., the DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the church, 321 Pine St., and found...

One fatal accident and about 40 other accidents were reported due to weather conditions after Sunday's snow storms. From 5 p.m. Sunday to 12:15 p.m. Monday, about four accidents with injuries, 37 accidents with property damage and 100 reports of vehicles...

Two incidents were reported of reckless conduct where items were thrown off of the University Road Bridge to hit cars driving on Interstate 88, according to a Dec. 1 Crime Stoppers release. The first incident was reported Oct. 9 around 8 p.m. by an I-88...

Just cutting out meat from one's diet doesn't always lead to a healthier lifestyle. "There are [vegetarians] who can eat lasagna, pizza, whole milk, ice cream sundaes, etc.," said Judith Lukaszuk, assistant professor of nutrition. "If they're choosing...

The downturn in today's economy has some worried that it will follow in the footsteps of the Great Depression. Associate economics professor Carl Campbell said things are not as bad as they were back then. "The current situation is not even close to how...

A DeKalb man was arrested Nov. 26 for allegedly sexually assaulting a juvenile who lived in his apartment. About 8:10 p.m., DeKalb Police were called to the apartment in the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive for a 911 call from a juvenile victim of sexual...

Despite the struggling economy, many downtown DeKalb retail stores dropped prices to attract customers on Black Friday. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is considered the busiest shopping day of the year with some of the biggest sales. This year,...

DeKalb and the northern Illinois area saw their first significant snowfall of the season Sunday as The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning. The warning expired at noon today. The NIU campus was open today and classes were held as normal,...