WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton has wind at her back. Barack Obama could use a gale. After a brawling presidential contest in Nevada, Clinton heads into the next battleground of South Carolina with back-to-back victories. For Obama, whose Jan....

Text of a statement released Saturday by Democrat Barack Obama after the Nevada caucuses: "We're proud of the campaign we ran in Nevada. We came from over 25 points behind to win more national convention delegates than Hillary Clinton because we performed...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is giving charity more than $40,000 in past political contributions linked to Chicago real estate developer and fast food magnate Antoin "Tony" Rezko, who is facing federal corruption charges,...

DeKalb residents are not winning the Canadian lottery and Nigerian royalty does not want NIU's help. The DeKalb Police Department and DeKalb County Sheriff's Office are investigating and combating popular scams that have been reported in DeKalb county....

DeKalb's Storm Water Task Force held its first meeting Wednesday night. Most of the meeting was devoted to discussing the extensive flooding in August 2007 and improvements made by the city over the last decade. City engineer Joel Maurer said, along with...

This year will set the stage for Re:New DeKalb's two- to three-year improvements of downtown. Re:New DeKalb executive board members are waiting for the approval of a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) extension, which needs to be signed by Illinois Gov....

Students heading home for the three-day weekend still have time to vote. For the first time in presidential election history, unregistered Illinois voters will be allowed a "grace period" for the 2008 Presidential Primary Election being held Feb. 5. "Under...

Some citizens are opposing the possibility of a Shabbona bingo facility. Members of the DeKalb County Taxpayers Against the Casino (DCTAC) expressed their opposition Wednesday to the proposed agreement between the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (PBPN)...

Eight members of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce have been nominated for business of the year in 2007. The nomination process was open to over 500 DeKalb Chamber members. After the nominations are received, a special committee meets to review the business...

A referendum to finance changes in school district 428 will be on the Feb. 5 ballot in DeKalb. Yard signs have begun popping up around town and the school district held public meetings, one of which was at the Egyptian Theater Jan. 7. DeKalb resident...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain, a second-place finisher in Michigan, told The Associated Press Tuesday he'll prevail in the next GOP contest. "We will win in South Carolina," McCain said of the state where he lost in 2000....

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Nevada Supreme Court said Tuesday MSNBC can exclude Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich from a candidate debate. Lawyers for NBC Universal Inc., had asked the high court to overturn a lower court order that the cable TV...