DeKALB | El Charro Restaurant is now a dry establishment. During a emergency liquor commission hearing Monday, El Charro restaurant, 145 N. Third St., forfeited its class E liquor licence to avoid potential charges. A shooting on Nov. 17 occurred behind...

DeKALB | Supporting a family on minimum wage is often reason enough to take on a second job. Next summer, workers on minimum wage will get some relief. Deandre Walker, a DeKalb resident and McDonald's employee, is overjoyed with the promised increase,...

DeKALB | A DeKalb woman died in the wake of the snowfall that struck DeKalb Friday. The DeKalb County Coroner's Office pronounced Luann Baker, 75, dead at Kishwaukee Community Hospital at 4:50 p.m. Friday, according to a Coroner's Office statement. The...

DeKALB | About 25 car owners woke up to find their tires slashed, according to multiple DeKalb Police reports. The tire slashings occurred between Wednesday night and Thursday morning on Bush Street, Wood Street and Leonard Avenue, with suspects slashing...

DeKALB | DeKalb County Sheriff's Officers arrested two suspects in connection with a string of burglaries that occurred along Ill. Route 30, according to a Sheriff's Office statement. Sheriff's Officers arrested Joseph D. Hall, 25, of Aurora, and John...

SYCAMORE | More than seven years ago, a DeKalb County judge decided he'd had enough with traditional punishment for minors with minor offenses. Instead of the typical community service sentence, Judge Wiley Edmondson assigned 10-page reports. This sentencing...

When it snowed, it poured. After a mild and unseasonably warm November, DeKalb had a rude awakening Friday as it found itself on the receiving end of more than a foot of snow, causing accidents and an NIU closure. According to President Peters, this was...

DeKALB | NIU's dance team, the Silverettes, will perform at a dance event called "The 13." The show will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2, in the Holmes Student Center's Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The show will focus on various types of dance, such...

DeKALB | Stars aren't the only twinkling things lighting up the lives of DeKalb children this season. For two days, Hopkins Park Community Center, 1403 Sycamore Road, will transform into a glittering holiday wonderland with decorated trees and other festivities....

DeKALB | Several businesses became victims of burglary Monday night, according to DeKalb Police reports. Suspects broke into offices in a business complex in the 400 block of E. Hillcrest Drive sometime between the hours of 7:30 p.m. Monday and 8:50 a.m....

DeKALB | It seems Old Man Winter may make a visit to the area. NIU staff meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste predicted a dangerous snowstorm to occur this morning starting around 5 a.m. Accumulation is expected to range anywhere from eight to 12 inches and...

DeKALB | Some may think it's a man's world, but on Capitol Hill, the women are fighting their way to the top. In the recent midterm elections, more women were elected to the House of Representatives and the Senate than ever before. Congresswoman Nancy...