When the cold weather creeps in, using heat sparingly might be a good idea. Natural gases will soon join the list of other products that have taken price hits. Prices for natural gas are expected to increase 17 percent in the Midwest from last winter,...

A hush fell over the crowd Wednesday night at Sycamore Public Library as Chad Lewis, author and paranormal researcher, stepped up to the podium and began to speak. "I want to thank all of you who are brave enough to come out and talk about ghosts of Illinois...

Ted Butler walked through DeKalb Wednesday, but you won't believe where he started. The 42-year-old Madison, Wis., native began his trek across the U.S. this past November in Santa Monica, Calif. His goal is to "try and get people more aware of the stimulus...

City council may now have a little more financial savvy. Tom Teresinski was appointed as the 2nd Ward alderman at the Sept. 8 DeKalb City Council Meeting. The spot was vacant because former 2nd Ward Alderman Kris Povlsen replaced Mayor Frank Van Buer...

Students might be able to get their hands on more affordable textbooks with a new law passed by Congress. "The cost of basic textbooks have been highly inflated to inexcusable levels," said Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), in a press conference call. The law...

Russ Farnum will be missed. After 14 years of service in DeKalb, Community Development Director Russ Farnum is resigning. He said he has been offered the same position in Algonquin and he couldn't pass it up. In an emotional speech to the City Council,...

Among the five major college towns in Illinois, DeKalb ranks number one in train-related incidents according to a representative from the Union Pacific Railroad. The four other towns are Urbana-Champaign, Macomb, Charleston and Normal. Michael Meyer,...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain warily addressed the nation's financial crisis and a proposed $700 billion response Tuesday, demanding changes in the Bush administration's plan without specifying exactly what would trigger...

Troubles on Wall Street are finding their way to Main Street. Tom Smith, DeKalb resident and owner of confectioneries in both DeKalb and Sycamore, remembered when his company first started in 1982, during another tough economic time. "People didn't think...

NEW YORK (AP) - Sarah Palin met her first world leaders Tuesday. It was a tightly controlled crash course on foreign policy for the Republican vice presidential candidate, the mayor-turned-governor who has been outside North America just once. Palin sat...

Liquor distributors in DeKalb are not necessarily experiencing economic impacts on liquor sales. A recent survey conducted by market research firm Nielsen Company found that alcoholic beverage purchases may be somewhat recession-proof, with the declining...

After flooding two years in a row, the Evergreen Village Mobile Home Park is a problem that needs to be dealt with. The park was built in a floodplain, making water damage more likely when it rains. "We have 100 plus families here that shouldn't be subject...