WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama won the Georgia primary Tuesday night, the leading edge of a coast-to-coast struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton for delegates in the grueling Democratic presidential campaign. Arizona Sen. John McCain challenged his remaining...

A 2007 NIU graduate was one of five shooting victims at a Tinley Park shopping center Saturday. Sarah Szafranski, 22, of Oak Forest majored in finance and was working as a paralegal, according to her Facebook profile. The four other victims were identified...

The DeKalb Public Library was visited by Mary Todd Lincoln on Monday night. Valerie Gugala of Bartlett portrayed Mary Todd Lincoln, and she has been playing the part for nearly a decade. "About 10 years ago, I put up a Web site about Mary Todd Lincoln,...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton became a super fan of the New York Giants Sunday, reveling in their upset of the New England Patriots â€" and even seeing an omen for her own political future. "Super Bowl, Super Tuesday, we've...

A Leland man was arrested after the execution of a search warrant on two mini-storage units Jan. 19 in connection with a multi-state theft case. Mark A. Wright, 48, is charged with a total of 23 felonies and is being held on a $2 million bond in DeKalb...

A dryer fire caused an unknown amount of damage Monday afternoon to a house in the 1400 block of Oakwood Ave. Around noon, the DeKalb Fire Department was called to 1435 Oakwood Ave. for a report of smoke in the crawl space. The smoke was found to be coming...

DeKalb city residents are now able to pay water, refuse and sewer bills online. DeKalb joined more than 450 other local governments and state agencies that have taken advantage of E-Pay in Illinois in mid-January. "E-Pay is a safe and secure electronic...

This year's primary is not only set to make a mark in history, but it has largely made its mark on voters as well. The growing excitement for a black or female president may be the reason for DeKalb County's switch into the Democratic realm. DeKalb County...

CHICAGO (AP) - Senators Barack Obama and John McCain lead by better than 2-to-1 among likely Illinois presidential primary voters, according to a poll released Saturday. But 20 percent of Democrats and 17 percent of Republicans are still undecided heading...

CHICAGO (AP) - Tammy Hsu is one of those 20-something voters who can drive a presidential candidate crazy. She registered to vote during the recent Illinois "grace period" and cast an early vote in her state's Super Tuesday primary. But she's still not...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Pigskin and politics. It's an audience Barack Obama couldn't ignore. Obama, neck and neck with Hillary Rodham Clinton heading into Tuesday's nominating contests, is airing ads during the Super Bowl in television markets serving 24 states...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The top presidential candidates and their big-name supporters campaigned from coast to coast Sunday, but one contender seemed atop everyone's mind: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Republicans John McCain and Mitt Romney contrasted themselves,...