SYCAMORE | Increasing property costs are leading to an increase in property tax, as discussed at Monday's Sycamore City Council meeting. Five options were proposed by Sycamore City Manager Bill Nicklas to either increase the levy or leave it unchanged....

DeKALB | After the death of Charles "Charlie" Lainge, 52, Sycamore resident and owner of Laing Management, DeKalb and Sycamore city managers aren't anticipating a change for the cities. Sycamore city manager Bill Nicklas said Lainge's family is expected...

DeKALB | The fourth robbery in seven days has DeKalb Police searching for yet another suspect. On Monday around 3:15 a.m., a robbery occurred in front of Building 16 of Suburban Apartments, 1305 N. Annie Glidden Road. The victim was robbed of cash and...

DeKALB | Once the hangover of four years in college wears off and a diploma is received, the inevitable job quest begins. The morning before an interview, the question remains: What do I wear? The importance of a first impression is often overlooked,...

OAK PARK | Energized voters began arriving at Illinois polling places before dawn Tuesday, but some of them said they ran into problems with the state's new electronic voting equipment. "People seem to be very confused about how to use the new system,"...

SYCAMORE | DeKalb's Republican district headquarters was filled with joy and disappointment Tuesday night while waiting for the announcement of the final election results. About 30 DeKalb Republican supporters occupied a small room filled with Republican...

DeKALB | Mirroring the national shift of power, the Democrats took control of the DeKalb County Board Tuesday. The county board has been split 12-12 since 2004. This balance of Republicans and Democrats made the indication who held the power blurry. For...

DeKALB | Despite Gov. Rod Blagojevich's second-term win, the Green Party feels it has emerged as a viable third party. After the public caught wind of the squabble between Blagojevich and challenger Judy Baar Topinka over debate scheduling, the Green...

DeKALB | College Democrats think the results for the 70th District may have come out differently Tuesday had Chuck Sauer not waited until after the primaries to announce he was running. "We're disappointed," said Kevin Chambliss, vice president of membership...

DeKALB | DeKalb Police responded to another robbery that occurred in the Varsity Boulevard area Tuesday, marking the third incident in the area this year involving a trio of robbers. According to a police statement, the incident occurred at 12:45 p.m....

DeKALB | With no stinging campaign commercials or party loyalties affecting voter decisions, constituents had to rely on personal research when voting on various referendums Tuesday. Voters gave their views on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a public...

DeKALB | With 543 of 561 precincts in, Dennis Hastert won back his seat with 60 percent of the vote to John Laesch's 40. Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in DeKalb County, voters made more of a difference in poll results than they had counted on. Ryan Kerchner,...