The choice to support organic or conventionally raised corn is not a black and white issue. Most of the corn grown in Illinois is natural in the sense that it looks and tastes like corn, but it is unnatural in the sense that the type of corn did not exist...

Staff Writer DeKALB | Iraq war costs amount to $720 million per day, according to an American aid organization. American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker peace and humanitarian aid association, made the calculations using the research of Nobel prize-winning...

A second-story fire in downtown DeKalb early Tuesday morning caused $50,000 in damages. At about 3:30 a.m., the DeKalb Fire Department responded to a call downtown DeKalb apartment on the second floor of a complex at 229 E. Lincoln Highway, above SMLTWN...

Shoppers can get a whole new style for a whole lot less. In DeKalb, thrift and vintage shops offer unique looks from a wide range of selection and price. Country Store 659 E. Lincoln Highway 815-756-2378 Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday, Wednesday,...

An NIU student was robbed Tuesday morning in the 1100 block of Blackhawk Road. At about 3:30 a.m., the student was walking alone when he was approached by three men. One of the suspects knocked the victim down. The suspects took property from the victim...

Illinois State Senator Chris Lauzen is in the running for Illinois' 14th Congressional District seat. Lauzen, a Republican representing the 25th District in the state Senate, announced his candidacy Sept. 19 with the slogan, "Faith, Family and the Fruits...

The $3.1 million bridge construction project on Lincoln Highway has hit a bump in the road. The Illinois Department of Transportation is working with Civil Constructors of Freeport to rebuild the bridge next to the lagoon on Lincoln Highway. Civil Constructors...

DeKalb police arrested a Belvidere resident believed to be involved in a gang-related drive-by shooting of a residence in the 300 block of North Seventh Street. Police spoke with witnesses Thursday who heard several gunshots and saw a vehicle leaving...

DeKALB | No injuries were reported during an apartment fire in downtown DeKalb early Tuesday morning. About 3:30 a.m., the DeKalb Fire Department was called to an apartment on the second floor of a complex at 229 E. Lincoln Highway, above SMLTWN Skateboard...

DeKALB | An NIU student was robbed Tuesday morning in the 1100 block of Blackhawk Road. About 3:30 a.m., the student was walking alone when he was approached by three men. One of the suspects knocked down the victim. The suspects took property from the...

The fickle radio reception in DeKalb may be the result of more than just being on the fringe of Chicago radio's transmitting range. Sound clarity, which for many drivers will flicker in and out as their autos amble across town, can be the result of many...

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is investigating two fatal crashes that occurred Sunday in DeKalb and Hinckley. Joshua D. Thompson, 32, of DeKalb, was pronounced dead at 1:44 a.m. at the scene of a single-vehicle accident by Deputy Coroner Danny Lee....