Abusers of disability parking placards should expect increased fines next year. Taking national lead, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has initiated new legislation to increase fines for repeat offenders who misuse disability license plates and...

The United States may be popping with record crops of corn this harvest season. National projections are forecasting 2007 to have the largest corn crop in history. Despite a planting season bogged down in late frosts and soggy fields, farmers were still...

DeKalb police are searching for four individuals suspected of committing an attempted criminal sexual assault. An NIU student was accosted by four suspects in the 1100 block of W. Hillcrest Road Saturday around 4:30 a.m. She was eventually able to escape...

With the 14th Congressional District of Illinois up for grabs, candidates are currently campaigning to succeed Dennis Hastert. Kevin Burns, the Geneva mayor, is among the candidates vying for the republican nomination. Burns, an Arlington Heights native,...

The new Kishwaukee Community Hospital will host a job recruitment fair and public tours this weekend. Visitors are welcome to learn about the employment opportunities being offered, as well as receive on-the-spot preliminary interviews this Saturday from...

SYCAMORE â€" The first in a series of preliminary hearings for the death of Luis Noriega has been postponed. The court date for Fred Jakob, 22, of Lockport, has been changed from Sept. 4 to Sept. 27. The hearing date and time will be the same as Christopher...

As the battle against mosquitoes continues to rage, Sycamore residents will have to fight the pesky summer nuisances without help from the city this year. After researching the advantages of spraying larval development sites and residential subdivisions,...

DeKalb businesses adjusted in their own way to the Sept. 1 smoking ban last weekend. Molly's, 1022 W. Lincoln Highway, stopped their patrons from smoking inside at 11:30 p.m. on Friday night and ushered them outside into a smoking area. Starbusters, 930...

A week after floods rocked the city of DeKalb, much cleanup has occurred, but the damage is still evident. Evaluating the damage The majority of damage that was caused from the floods on Thursday, Aug. 23, was to single-family homes and the Riverside...

The DeKalb Liquor Commission discussed liquor license distribution last Thursday. The topic of the night concerned the possible creation of another liquor license for packaged liquor, called a P license. The P license would be the result of splitting...

Chipotle Restaurant pitched "eat a burrito, aid a family farm" Wednesday. Even though some customers were not aware of the charity promotion, it still managed to bring in business. Chipotle, 1013 W. Lincoln Highway # A, held its nationwide promotion Wednesday....

DeKalb smokers will officially be butted out Sept. 1. The smoking ban, which went into effect Sept. 1, 2006 for all other liquor license holders excluding Class A, will go in to full effect Sept. 1, 2007 prohibiting smoking in Class A bars. A Class A...