With the snowy weather come slick roads and a higher risk of going off the road and into a ditch. "We have been busy non-stop for the last few months," said Michael Fitzgerald[c1], owner of Northern Illinois Towing Co., 1701 State St. After sliding off...

Two candidates for the 14th Congressional District were at Thursday night's DeKalb County Republican meeting. Jim Oberweis and State Senator Chris Lauzen both presented to their fellow Republicans what they would offer to the district. With the presentations...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a bit of political theater, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Florida Democratic Party clamored to restore convention delegates that had been stripped by the national party. At stake: 185 delegates in a state where Clinton leads...

DeKalb residents will flood more money into the city every time they flush. As of Jan. 1, sewer rates increased 40 cents. The cost per unit of metered water usage rose from $1.60 to $2. One unit equals 100 cubic feet, or 748 gallons. A variety of reasons...

A garbage truck was found on fire Wednesday night at the Waste Management facility, 115 Simonds Ave. At 9:53 p.m. the DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the facility and discovered heavy smoke in the maintenance garage. A garbage truck...

Other than walking in the park, window-shopping and chasing geese around campus, DeKalb doesn't always seem to offer entertainment that isn't heavy on the pocketbook. However, there are many fun activities in DeKalb County that won't cost you more than...

9:44 P.M. CST | A pretty run-of-the-mill debate: no bickering or fights, generally good points made by all of the candidates. It should be interesting to see how Florida plays out, as Giuliani was banking on a Florida win, but is now in third in the state....

NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama is making some campaign promises we can be pretty sure he won't keep. Appearing Thursday on the "Late Show With David Letterman," the Democratic presidential candidate delivered a tongue-in-cheek list of his top 10 campaign...

If you're planning on getting ink in DeKalb, you'd better be talking about pens. It may come as a surprise for students interested in getting a tattoo in their college's town, but DeKalb has an ordinance prohibiting the operation of tattoo parlors. "I'm...

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said South Carolina voters should question Hillary Rodham Clinton's commitment to the state since she left in the run-up to the state's primary. "After the debate, she flew out and...

DILLON, S.C. (AP) - Bill Clinton said Wednesday he expects blacks to vote for Barack Obama and women to vote for Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the dynamic may cause his wife to lose the South Carolina Democratic presidential primary Saturday. The comments...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - Republican presidential contenders depicted Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as weak on Iraq and certain to raise taxes Thursday night, setting aside their own campaign debate squabbles long enough to agree that she is unworthy of the...