Dec. 1 marks a new beginning for S&E Properties and Management. The company plans to take over management from Pittsley Realty. Tenants that are affected by the change were notified via mail in early November. The affected buildings include four complexes...

Illinois leaders announced Tuesday the launch of Advance Illinois, a not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve the state's education system. Sylvia Puente, who sits on the organization's board of directors, said education in Illinois has deteriorated....

Some major retailers like Steve and Barry's and Circuit City are closing a number of store locations. Senior health major Sony Philip said he thinks the economic situation has to do with stores closing. "I assume that stores are closing because of the...

Some are choosing not to go to the doctor to save money, while risking their health at the same time. Associate economics professor Virginia Wilcox-Gok said the situation with unemployment is one reason why some people are avoiding the doctor's office....

Dim lights, loud music and bottles flying. This matched the description of how some employees described Otto's Nite Club and Underground, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, early Sunday morning when multiple fights broke out during a private after party to the Young...

The DeKalb Community Ice Skating Rink opening has been rescheduled to Nov. 27. The City of DeKalb and Re:New DeKalb, Inc. prepared for the installation of the DeKalb Community Ice Rink last week. The site was leveled and the fencing, restrooms, skate...

The Sycamore City Council approved Monday an ordinance that extends bar closing times on Nov. 27 an extra hour. The council voted to allow 10 Sycamore bars to remain open until 1 a.m. on Nov. 27, instead of the usual midnight closing time. Sycamore Police...

The idea for a bicycle path around the new DeKalb High School came to DeKalb Park District Director Cindy Capek when she was riding her bike this summer. "I happened to ride my bicycle along Dresser, and I noticed that it wasn't very safe." Capek said...

Chapter 38 of DeKalb's Municipal Code is one step closer to being revised. The chapter entitled "Intoxicating Liquors" has been under revision for over two years, according to Northern Star archives. Occupancy requirements for a Class A liquor licenses...

DeKalb Police arrested a Chicago man after a "huge brawl" during an after party at Otto's Niteclub and Underground early Sunday morning, police said. Police entered the club, 118 E. Lincoln Highway, after seeing several fights break-out inside, and arrested...

A DeKalb woman, who was involved in a car versus tractor accident on Oct. 27, died Wednesday of accident related injuries, according to a Winnebago County Coroner's Office news release. Mary Coleman, 52, died of blunt force of the head and neck at OSF...

As gay marriage becomes an even hotter topic after California banned gay marriage and Connecticut recently legalized it, many wonder what this means for Illinois. Josh Adair, graduate assistant in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Studies...