DeKALB | DeKalb's city council is gearing up for this spring's elections for aldermen. The forthcoming elections will be selecting aldermen for the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th wards. The remaining aldermen (the 2nd, 4th and 6th) will not be up for election...

DeKALB | As part of the city's plans to revamp the intoxicating liquors code, all bar employees may soon be required to undergo an online server certification program. The current code requires only one certified alcohol server to be on duty at a time....

DeKALB | As the 2008 presidential race heats up, Americans may not be as warm to the idea of a female candidate as was previously thought. Matthew Streb, NIU political science professor, headed a research team that revealed voters' true feelings on the...

DeKALB | Monday's DeKalb City Council meeting left one DeKalb resident unhappy with the handling of the decision to sell certain Mason Properties town homes. The council passed the first reading of an ordinance to execute a development agreement regarding...

DeKALB | DeKalb firefighters were called Friday morning to assist with lifting a homeless man out of a vent at the Founders Memorial Library. "[He has been] doing that for some time, at least in the winter when it was cold," said DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny...

DeKALB | A fatal car crash occurred at 3:28 p.m. Friday on Ill. Route 64, east of Malta Road, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff's Office press release. The driver, 44-year-old Domingo Contreras of Rochelle, was traveling westbound on Route 64 when...

DeKALB | As the blistering cold of winter comes into full swing, DeKalb's homeless community is left with few places to escape the harsh weather. DeKalb's Hope Haven homeless shelter, 316 N. Sixth St., offers a place where DeKalb County's homeless can...

DeKALB | DeKalb residents can add a new restaurant to their list of options come Feb. 1. The Blackstone Restaurant, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, will open at the site of the old Spring Garden Restaurant. Owner Freddy Castro said he plans to open the restaurant...

DeKALB | Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) decision to explore a potential White House run has created a buzz on campus. This week, Obama took the first step toward a presidential campaign by forming an exploratory committee which enables him to accept campaign...

DeKALB | Influenza can strike at any time. Flu season is upon us, and the chance of a severe flu outbreak this winter is still possible. "There are an estimated 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000 influenza-related deaths in a typical year," said Karen...

DeKALB | People tell Helen Umbdenstock she resembles Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. To this, Umbdenstock's sense of humor peeks out: "I just tell them that sometimes I feel I was dropped into the wrong womb." Umbdenstock is the owner of Helen's Hair Designs,...

DeKALB | Ten complaints were issued to sales clerks at area stores that sold cigarettes to a minor operating as an agent working for the DeKalb Police Department. Between 5 and 8 p.m. Friday, DeKalb police conducted a series of tobacco compliance checks...