A 24-year-old Rochelle woman died about an hour after a two-vehicle car crash Wednesday evening. Alison Snyder was pronounced dead at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital after her vehicle failed to yield to an eastbound vehicle while...

DeKalb offers some options for vegetarians. Since there is little to eat in the residence halls for vegetarians, many students venture out to local restaurants. Stephanie Clark, a senior psychology major and officer in NIU's Vegetarian Education Group...

DeKalb County Drug Court gives convicted addicts an opportunity to receive treatment before incarceration. The program, Choosing Life and Ending Abuse Now (CLEAN), was established in October 2006 to give nonviolent substance abuse offenders a drug-free...

The nationwide mortgage crisis is causing a slowdown in the housing market, and DeKalb is no exception. Mortgage foreclosures across the nation reached between 200,000 and 250,000 in February, according to a report by RealtyTrac Inc., a company specializing...

A 25-year-old female driver died after a two-vehicle accident in DeKalb Wednesday afternoon. At 3:45 p.m., the driver was northbound in the 300 block of South Eighth Street at the intersection of Franklin Street when they went through the yielded intersection...

The DeKalb Board of Education Tuesday approved the hiring of a general contractor and district building liaison for construction projects in the district. The $110 million referendum was passed in February to fund expansions and a new high school in the...

Growth in Sycamore has presented the city with a topic of debate. According to the City of Sycamore's Web site, results from a 2005 consensus report Sycamore's population is 14,900, which is a significant increase in comparison to 2000's reported population...

Despite inclement weather, DeKalb Police issued 29 citations during roadside safety checks Monday night. The checks, which took place from 7 p.m. to midnight at Stock Building Supply, 1926 Sycamore Road, saw an estimated several hundred cars. No drunk...

People who need financial help for their heating and electric bills can receive it from DeKalb County. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded state program that helps with utility bills and has been doing so in DeKalb...

A DeKalb man allegedly delivering drugs was arrested Sunday night while trespassing at University Village Apartments. Keith Anderson, 24, of DeKalb was arrested while seen trespassing at 5:08 p.m. Sunday at University Village apartments in the 700 block...

Among the many considerations discussed at Monday night's Sycamore City Council meeting was a recommendation from the Sycamore Fire Department to revise the city's ambulance fees. City Manager Bill Nicklas recommended a 20 percent increase in ambulance...

Across the nation, roughly 11 million illegal immigrants live and work in the shadow of a complex debate over their futures. With no explicit rights and no guarantees of success, nearly 500,000 undocumented immigrants have carved out a niche in Illinois...