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...

DeKalb is home to squirrels, raccoons and the occasional loggerhead shrike. According to the Illinois National Heritage Database, DeKalb County is home to eight species of threatened and endangered animals, including the loggerhead shrike, a type of bird...

DeKalb has many ethnic dining options like Chinese, Italian, Thai and Spanish. Now, you can one more to the list. DeKalb's latest sushi restaurant, Fushi Yami, 822 W. Lincoln Highway, opened up its doors Nov. 6 and has filled what was a void in Japanese...

The DeKalb and Sycamore Post Offices will be reducing full service counter hours due to a decline in mail volume caused by the economic downturn, according to U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Oct. 23 and Nov. 10 press releases. Hours for the DeKalb Post Office,...

Amanda Kelley, junior elementary education major, eats her cereal every morning with a spoon. Not with one from her own set of silverware, but with one of the many she has taken from dining halls and restaurants. Dining halls and fast food restaurants...

With a struggling economy and constant news of foreclosures, it may be surprising for some to hear that now is a good time to buy homes. Jeremy Groves, NIU assistant economics professor, said now is a good time to buy, but there are other obstacles potential...

Detox Nightclub is closed until further notice after the business was unable to obtain a liquor license due to ownership confusion at Wednesday's legal hearing. Kris Povlsen, liquor commissioner and acting mayor of DeKalb, said the current owner of Detox,...

Many local gyms are working to aid the growing issue of childhood obesity. "It's a huge issue," said Ray Binkowski, owner of Wright Athletic Club (WAC), 2686 DeKalb Ave. WAC is working to develop programs to encourage children to be more active. "We are...

The sentence hearing of one of the defendants involved in the April 2007 death of Luis Noriega has been moved to Dec. 23. Emily Hobbs, who pleaded guilty in September to aggravated battery, was scheduled to be sentenced this Friday. "One of the witnesses...

Community group Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) hopes to re-establish itself in DeKalb County by the end of the school year. PFLAG's mission consists of three parts: support, education and advocacy, said National PFLAG President...

Donald Schoo stormed Omaha Beach at Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Upon his arrival at the beach, he recalled thinking, "This must be what hell looks like." Schoo said the beach was nothing but fire and brimstone. A few months earlier in the Pacific,...