Anyone looking for a volunteer opportunity has the chance to help preserve a historic landmark. Preservation of the Egyptian Theatre is a volunteer group that has maintained the theater since 1978 while entertaining people of all ages. Since the theater...

Every week, the Northern Star will uncover the truth about police myths. Busting this week's myth is Lt. Carl Leoni of the DeKalb Police Department. Myth: You can park in a disabled parking space if there is no upright sign marking the space. False. If...

DeKALB | Two cars collided on Annie Glidden Road east of the Lincoln Highway intersection just before 5 p.m. on Thursday. "The Hyundai pulled out in front of two lanes of traffic; one waved him through, the other didn't," said Sgt. Wes Hoadley of the...

In every e-mail pond there's a phisher, and with every scam sent out, at least one person will get hooked. As technology grows, so does the amount of scams that come through e-mail. Some scammers try to trick people into giving up personal information;...

DeKALB | Every week, the Northern Star will uncover the truth about police myths. Busting this week's myth is Lt. Carl Leoni of the DeKalb Police Department. Myth: You can park in a disabled parking space if there is no upright sign marking the space....

DeKALB | Mother Nature blessed DeKalb with a frigid reminder of winter Wednesday. Simultaneous helpings of snow, sleet and rain made the normal morning voyage to class all the more epic for students. The city of DeKalb averages 1.25 inches of snow in...

DeKALB | On "CSI," detectives can solve a quadruple homicide using DNA evidence collected at the scene, having it analyzed in an hour and then bullying the suspect into a confession. In the real world, "CSI" is just like its characters: fictional. Detective...

Though the snow storms may not show it, summer is getting closer. Gas prices usually increase as people start driving more in the spring and summer. This summer will be no different. The average price of gas in the United States as of Tuesday was $2.78...

DeKALB | Hype for the 2008 presidential elections started early, and so will the primaries. On March 28, the Illinois House of Representatives voted to move up the Illinois presidential primary, from March 20 to Feb. 5. In 2004, the Illinois primary was...

DeKALB | DeKalb and Sycamore are holding their consolidated elections Tuesday, and residents have many options on where to vote. DeKalb is divided into seven wards, and each ward is divided into precincts. There are 36 precincts. Where to vote is determined...

DeKALB | At 3:06 p.m. Tuesday, a Pizza Pro's delivery man was robbed at gunpoint, DeKalb police say. The victim was held up in front of a building at 821 Crane Drive by two black males. Sgt. Wes Hoadley of the DeKalb Police Department said the suspect...

DeKalb and Sycamore are holding their consolidated elections Tuesday, and residents have many options on where to vote. DeKalb is divided into seven wards, and each ward is divided into precincts. There are 36 precincts. Where to vote is determined by...