SYCAMORE | The Sycamore City Council voted Monday night to approve the construction of the 200-home "Traditions of Sycamore" subdivision on Plank and Lindgren Roads. "This is the first developer in the last four years that has embraced the urban design...

Hiding speeding tickets from mom and dad may no longer be possible for some drivers younger than 18. The legislation - House Bill 518 - to make teen driving records readily available online is pending in the Illinois Senate. Currently, the only way to...

When people head out to the bars, it's cash or credit. And when it comes down to it, plastic patrons may not be as generous. "People with credit card tabs generally spend more than people with cash," said Karen Chascy, a bartender at Molly's Eatery &...

Your 22-year-old friends are headed to the bars. Your 21st birthday isn't until next August. However, the escape from a lonely Saturday night rests in your wallet. When it comes to checking for fake IDs in DeKalb, bar employees generally have specific...

DeKALB | DeKalb has implemented a "Recycle by Mail" program aimed at reducing the number of cell phones and ink cartridges that end up in residents' garbage cans. The program is set up so DeKalb residents can have small, postage-paid bags sent to their...

DeKALB | An amendment to the Illinois Horse Meat Act that would make it unlawful to slaughter a horse for human consumption is pending in the Illinois House of Representatives. The bill could cause the DeKalb horse slaughtering plant, Cavel International,...

DeKALB | When a concerned citizen says they are against Cavel International, a DeKalb horse slaughter facility, you might think they are taking a stance for animal rights. For Sycamore resident Angela Valianos, the issue isn't about the slaughter, but...

DeKALB | To borrow from Michael Stipe: Is it the end of the world as we know it? That's what a group of engineers and scientists say could happen - even if it's a long shot. According to Reuters, an asteroid named Apophis could strike the earth on April...

SYCAMORE | What was previously being called a homicide/arson investigation is now believed to be a murder-suicide. According to a Sycamore Police Department press release, Bridget A. DeCleene, 21, of Aurora died as a result of two gunshot wounds to the...

DeKALB | Time is running out for unregistered voters who wish to cast a ballot in the DeKalb and Sycamore consolidated elections April 17. "The last day to register to vote in local elections is March 20," said Sycamore city clerk Candy Smith. The general...

Sycamore Public Library is gearing up for a month of expression through art. History of Illinois libraries Eastern Illinois University developed the traveling art exhibit "Art and Architecture in Illinois Libraries," currently on display in the Sycamore...

The secrecy of the war effort in the 1930s and 1940s is barely imaginable in our information age. During World War II, an airplane was made in DeKalb that was so top secret, it was not declassified until the 1960s. Imagine a wooden plane loaded with a...