DeKALB | Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) generally spends the election period stumping for other candidates. But a recent storm of accusations directed at the speaker of the House forced him to focus on his own district this past rainy Saturday afternoon. Hastert...

DeKALB | A British report published last week warned that worldwide disaster could be on the horizon. Economist Sir Nicholas Stern, commissioned by the British government to study climate change, released a report saying global warming will cause a "calamity...

DeKALB | A man with a mask and a toy gun first failed to scare employees into re-opening their store for a robbery Saturday, then failed to keep police from chasing him down and arresting him. DeKalb police responded to a call of an attempted armed robbery...

DeKALB | Justin Pisellini's life changed two weeks ago. In the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 21, Pisellini and two other people were assaulted outside of Grant North by at least three individuals, one of them an NIU student. All three of the victims...

DeKALB | An armed assailant and two accomplices held up an NIU student Wednesday, robbing her of her book bag and cell phone before fleeing, according to a DeKalb Police statement. The incident occurred at 8:45 p.m. in Building 2 of 1212 Varsity Boulevard....

DeKALB | Patrol Officer Dale Diedrich has only worked for the DeKalb Police Department for two years, but he's no rookie when it comes to wearing a uniform. He brings 10 years of experience from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office and service in the Army...

DeKALB | Stand, clap, sit down. Stand, clap, sit down. The congratulatory pattern continues. A group of about 75 residents, city council members and elected officials gathered at the Kishwaukee Country Club on Thursday to hear the mayor's State of the...

ST. LOUIS | Not many individuals see themselves making a career out of talking to people about sex. Made famous by the radio and television show "Loveline" alongside Adam Carolla, Dr. Drew Pinsky did just that; answering questions about sex and problems...

DeKALB | Police arrested a woman Wednesday after she allegedly injured an NIU student in a failed robbery attempt. Police say that the suspect, Sada L. Carr, 19, of Posen, attacked the victim at about 1 a.m. in the 1000 block of West Hillcrest Drive....

DeKALB | Reilly's Restaurant and Bar is anticipated to open between Monday and Wednesday next week at 1215 Blackhawk Road. The restaurant is at the same site, albeit renovated, as The Barn, which closed near the end of the spring 2006 semester. Co-owner...

It's almost impossible to believe in the unbelievable nowadays. With so much oversaturating stimulation from the media and movies, even the most inexplicable of events can be discredited as having been a trick of the senses through special effects. In...

DeKALB | Fire is one of humanity's oldest tools and perhaps the hardest to control. California authorities investigating an arson wildfire that killed four firefighters questioned two people Monday, while firefighters contained the blaze after five days,...