A citizen passing by a "scuffle" between a police officer and a man being arrested, grabbed a radio the officer had dropped and called for help Monday. At 10:19 a.m., a victim reported her wallet was stolen in the 100 block of South Eighth Street. During...

Democrat Ron Matekaitis celebrated his re-election to a third term for State's Attorney at the DeKalb Elk's Club Tuesday night. Matekaitis won with 61.91 percent of the vote by a margin of 10,011 votes against Republican Clay Campbell, according to DeKalb...

CHICAGO | Yes he can. At 10:57 p.m. Tuesday night, Sen. Barack Obama addressed a crowd of nearly a quarter-million people in Chicago's Grant Park as president-elect of the U.S. On Jan. 20, Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president and the first African-American...

Five people who are allegedly tied to several burglaries in DeKalb, Genoa and Sycamore, were arrested Tuesday, DeKalb Police said. While patrolling area liquor and tobacco stores following reports of burglaries to similar stores in Sycamore and Genoa,...

Protecting the congressional seat he won in a special election March 8 for the 14th district, U.S. Rep. Bill Foster defeated Republican candidate Jim Oberweis in Tuesday's general election by a 57/43 margin. "Together, we've run a fantastic campaign,"...

Three men held a resident and his neighbor at gunpoint during a home invasion early Monday morning, police said. At 1:15 a.m., the three men entered the apartment in the 1000 block of West Lincoln Highway, displayed a gun and ordered a resident alone...

CHICAGO | It was a night of history, excitement and diversity at Grant Park in Chicago when Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was declared the next president of the United States. Thousands of supporters waited anxiously just to get...

Police arrested one suspect and are searching for three others allegedly involved in an armed robbery at Wal-Mart in early September, police said. Richard E. Rogers, 27, of Chicago, was arrested Oct. 29 on a warrant for armed robbery following an investigation...

Within hours of the first polls closing, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain conceded to his rival, Democrat Sen. Barack Obama, in Phoenix Tuesday night. Flanked by his wife Cindy and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and her husband...

DeKalb County Board Democratic candidates swept Districts 5, 6 and 7 for their seats on the board. In District 5, Democratic candidate Kevin Chambliss pulled out a win over Republican candidate Philip P. Young. Chambliss received 67.38 percent of the...

CHICAGO | Yes he can. At 10:57 p.m. local time Tuesday night, Sen. Barack Obama addressed a crowd of nearly a quarter-million people in Chicago's Grant Park as president-elect of the U.S. On Jan. 20, Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president and the...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) won his third consecutive term for the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican candidate Steve Sauerberg in his first run at public office. DeKalb County voted 63 percent Durbin and 37 percent Sauerberg. Durbin said, in a press release,...