Decreased sales tax revenue accounts for almost half of DeKalb's deficit. Rudy Espiritu, DeKalb assistant city manager, listed sales tax as accounting for $225,000 under the projected budget as one of the main reasons for DeKalb's deficit reported in...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton are running about even, according to new general-election sentiment since...

Lottery dreams came true for a DeKalb shopper who picked the lucky numbers. A lotto ticket sold Friday to an unknown shopper at Schnucks, 975 S. Annie Glidden Road, is worth more than $12 million. Schnucks is still performing its own search and is looking...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Resisting calls from Barack Obama to release her income tax returns, Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she would only do so if she secures the Democratic presidential nomination and contended her rival had been less than candid about...

Thanks to freezing conditions, potholes are turning up throughout DeKalb. Rick Monas, DeKalb Public Works director, sees potholes as a common occurrence during these cold times and finds it difficult to keep up with them due to frequent weather changes....

Huka Corner has received a makeover. Now named Aromas Hookah Bar, the establishment, 811 W. Lincoln Highway, has undergone a complete renovation. "We pretty much flipped the place upside down," said Mohammed Labadi, co-owner of Aromas. "We changed the...

Stores in DeKalb offer cheap Valentine's Day gifts for students to profess their love without emptying their bank accounts. Every February when Valentine's Day rolls around, some students are left wondering how they will afford that perfect gift for their...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with longtime aide Maggie Williams on Sunday, engineering a shake-up in a presidential campaign struggling to overcome rival Sen. Barack Obama's financial...

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Maine presidential caucuses Sunday, grabbing a majority of delegates as the state's Democrats overlooked the snowy weather and turned out in heavy numbers for municipal gatherings....

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - John McCain's emergence as the probable Republican presidential nominee is reshaping the Democratic contest, prompting Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama to cast themselves as best-suited to defeat him, and focusing their...

Do not expect to see spittoons in bars just yet. Despite the recent smoking ban, the majority of DeKalb smokers have not been persuaded to switch to chewing tobacco in order to get their nicotine fix. "Since the smoking ban, I haven't seen an increase...

For most stores, a customer's need to shop takes precedence over weather when determining a store closure. Wednesday's snow storm caused hazardous driving conditions, but this did not deter stores such as Wal-Mart and Target from leaving their doors open....