The American wine industry is growing in a state not typically known for the drink: Illinois. The number of Illinois wineries has grown in the past decade. Sycamore Winery, located at 322 West State St., opened in April of 2006. Before prohibition Illinois...

A 14-year-old DeKalb girl has been reported missing. Brittney Studway, a freshman at DeKalb High School, was last seen on her way to Welsh Park from University Village Apartments in DeKalb last Thursday evening, said her mother, Dorothy Studway. The missing...

The DeKalb Public Library is hosting a book burning this month. A pyre of literature will be set aflame in Hopkins Park on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. The DeKalb Fire Department will be present to ensure the inferno destroys the books and nothing else. The torched...

Sycamore is gearing up for a watermelon seed spitting good time. Discover Sycamore is a branch of the Sycamore Chamber of Commerce and will host its 6th annual block party from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday. No entrance fee is required. "It's just like one great,...

Bill Foster has his sights set on Dennis Hastert's seat and is calling for a new age of politics. Foster, a democratic scientist and businessman, decided to get involved in politics after spending the last 22 years working at Fermilab and raising his...

The ongoing debate in Springfield over the state budget has brought forth concern with the NIU budget. The progress toward having a complete university budget was a main topic of discussion at University Council Wednesday. "I thought I was going to have...

Police are investigating a gang fight that occurred Sunday which may have involved some of the same members as a near shooting on Aug. 26. The fight began around 6 p.m. in the area of N. 10th Street, when members of the first gang drove by and taunted...

Healing comes in many forms. The Sycamore Park District will host The Wall That Heals, a traveling memorial created in observance of those who served and died in the Vietnam War. The wall is available for public viewing at all hours from Sept. 13 to 16...

The Sept. 1 smoking ban will not leave all smokers in the cold this fall. DeKalb's Municipal Code allows a few exceptions to the smoking ban. Right now, the only indoor tobacco enjoyment one can get is from a hookah. Huka Corner, 811 W. Lincoln Highway,...

Sycamore is opening the gates of travel to NIU. In October, the Voluntary Action Center, responsible for TRANS-VAC and MED-VAC, will open up a new bus line. The line will stop at employment, shopping and health service locations in Sycamore and DeKalb....

NIU President John Peters addressed Wednesday how NIU handled the flooding during move-in day at University Council. Peters discussed the flood and thanked students, staff and emergency crews for their efforts. "What a colossally difficult start," Peters...

Kites will grace the DeKalb skyline at the Second Annual DeKalb Kite Festival. The free festival will be held Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will have more entertainment than just aerial acrobatics. The Kite Festival is a family-friendly event hosted...