January marks Harvard Mentoring Project's National Mentoring Month. The event helps nonprofit organizations recruit mentors for young people. "We have been working to help nonprofit organizations recruit mentors for young people at a local level," said...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Supporters of a third-party presidential bid by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a 50-state petition drive Tuesday seeking to "draft" the billionaire who is edging closer to entering the race while continuing to deny he is a...

ST. CHARLES (AP) - Five candidates who want former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's old job made a slew of pledges on Tuesday, from fixing Washington and paying down the national debt to bringing troops home from Iraq and making sure children get health...

Staff Writer DeKALB | The DeKalb and Sycamore fire departments kept wreaths red over the holidays. From Thanksgiving Day to Jan. 1, red wreaths were hung outside fire stations in DeKalb and Sycamore as part of the Red Wreath program. Whenever a fire related...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama blamed aides and campaign surrogates Tuesday night for fueling a campaign controversy over race, jointly pledging on the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. to put...

As the new year begins, so does the New Year's resolution to get in shape. The Campus Recreation Center is not the only option to pursue the goal of the new and improved you. The DeKalb Park District, Kishwaukee YMCA and Curves, 834 W. Lincoln Highway,...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney cast his win in the Michigan primary as "a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism," setting the stage for a nomination battle with John McCain and others now likely to extend through the Super...

Students who missed the deadline to register to vote in DeKalb County on Feb. 5 for the Illinois primary election still have a chance to make their voice heard. Grace period voting allows for unregistered voters to register and vote at the DeKalb County...

To our users, A Live Blog is one of the newest ways technology is changing the political landscape this election year. In a sense, it's an instant replay of the event we're covering, updated to the minute. We'll watch an event, like a debate, and post...

The Small Town Skate Shop has been opened since May 2007, but in early October Ariel Ries, owner and recent graduate of NIU, awoke to something that changed the dynamic of the shop. "I live down the street from the store and at three or four in the morning...

10:13 P.M. CST | Mitt Romney is the projected winner of the Michigan primary, followed by John McCain in second and Mike Huckabee in third. The Michigan primary is the next hoop to jump through in the 2008 presidential campaign. Michigan is often a bellwether...

Teen drivers in Illinois now have the some of the strictest laws in the nation to follow. New teen driving laws took effect Jan. 1, and they include an earlier driving curfew and requiring more hours on a permit before getting a license. Anyone 17 and...