DeKalb police are searching for two suspects involved in a car chase Tuesday morning. At 2:13 a.m. Tuesday, police ran the license of plate of a vehicle in the 900 block of Ridge Drive and found the vehicle to be stolen out of Chicago. Police stopped...

Police are investigating a domestic stabbing incident that occurred Thursday afternoon at 847 Russell Road. At around 3 p.m., police received a 911 call for a stabbing that was found to occur inside an apartment at 847 Russell Road. DeKalb police chief...

DeKalb City Manager Mark Biernacki is multifaceted. As a city worker, he has the duties of overseeing almost every city department while being knowledgeable of the goings-on in every corner of the growing city. After attending NIU in the 1980s, Biernacki...

The new Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, celebrated its debut with the arrival of patients and newborns. Early Tuesday morning, patients were transported from the old hospital to the new one by ambulances assisted by emergency medical...

Since the introduction of the I-PASS, the cost of cash tolls has increased significantly. Most tollways charge $1 or more in cash lanes, typically double what an I-PASS user pays. Not all tollway costs are uniform. The I-88 Annie Glidden Road exit, where...

Next June, the specter of censorship will no longer loom over public-university newspapers. The College Campus Press Act, also known as Senate Bill 729, will go into effect June 1, 2008. The act will allow all student newspapers on college campuses to...

DeKalb High School is filled to the brim. With a maximum capacity of 1,430 students and the school's current enrollment at 1,720, overcrowding has become a problem for DeKalb High School. "In order to deal with this, we have changed our daily schedule...

A Disaster Recovery Center opened Monday morning in Sycamore. The DRC, 308 W. State St., opened due to President Bush's recent declaration of DeKalb County as a disaster area. The center's hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from...

Oil prices are flashing back to what they were in 1973. In response to the increase, President Richard Nixon lowered the highway speed limits for energy conservation. It could be debated whether it should be done today. It's hard to say whether changing...

Among heroes such as Lassie, Underdog and Old Yeller stands one dog on a mission to serve. Jester, a 5-year-old miniature poodle, has been volunteering as a therapy dog for a little over a year. Jester recently earned the title "Therapy Dogs International...

Sycamore's making an effort to improve its streets. City Manager Bill Nicklas said the city is not where it needs to be in terms of annual street maintenance. "If we want to catch up, we have to find a way to expand the general revenue base," Nicklas...

Literary awareness was ablaze Saturday night during DeKalb Public Library's book burning. The books ignited in Hopkins Park were actually pamphlets intended for recycling, but the concept achieved the desired results. "I was stunned by the passion," said...