Police patrols will double homecoming weekend in anticipation of a high number of visitors and emergency calls. About two or three times as many officers will patrol starting at about 7 p.m. Friday night until Sunday morning, said DeKalb Police Sgt. Jim...

Helping citizens cope with the wavering economy was the main topic at the second Meet the Candidates Night Thursday. The DeKalb County Farm Bureau hosted a public forum for candidates running for local office. The first forum was held Tuesday. Republican...

Parents should think twice before they buy their children a cuddly hamster. A new study published in October's issue of "Pediatrics", the official journal of The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), cites the dangers of exotic pets and their interactions...

Scams continued to target DeKalb County residents Wednesday, with e-mails now being used to gain financial information. The e-mails, with first reports of such coming in Tuesday, are identifying themselves as legitimate banks and notifying the target...

Those who cannot vote on Nov. 4 have another option: vote early. Early voting started on Tuesday and ends on Thursday, Oct. 30. A total of 161 DeKalb citizens voted Tuesday at the DeKalb County Legislative Center, at 200 N. Main St. in Sycamore, said...

The American Red Cross is known as an organization that people can count on to help them through a crisis situation. But with dwindling funding and resources, it seems it is now the Red Cross that needs the peoples' help. Many factors have contributed...

Drivers are going to notice something different as they go by, or stop at, the intersection of Bethany and Glidden roads. The intersection of Bethany and Glidden roads is now a four-way stop intersection after stop signs were put up Oct. 9. Before the...

Eight years ago Brain Mitchell, a manager at Burns Pest Control, 1649 Carlisle Lane, was standing in a phone booth and he couldn't even see the outside. The booth was completely covered with Asian beetles. Although the amount of Asian beetles this year...

SYCAMORE | The DeKalb County Farm Bureau hosted Candidate's Night to prepare community voters for the Nov. 4 election. Fifteen of the 21 candidates attended Tuesday's forum, open to all community members. Most of the candidates agreed with future bipartisan...

DeKalb Police Detective Angel Reyes normally investigates scams, but Thursday night he was targeted by one. Reyes and other area residents have been targeted by a phone "phishing scam" since Thursday night, where the targets are receiving automated phone...

Housing sales are not as high as they've been in the past, and the slumping economy is not making things any better. Dan Smith, president of Source One Mortgage Inc., 1430 DeKalb Ave., in Sycamore, said buyers are being more patient when looking for houses....

City Council was split Monday night on decisions to fund the proposed $17 million police station. An ordinance that would raise restaurant and bar tax by a half percent to fund the station failed to pass. Seventh Ward Alderman Brent Keller said he has...