DeKALB | College students' attempts at culinary genius sometimes result in small kitchen fires. In light of that reality, "Watch what you heat" is the theme of this month's National Fire Safety Month and National Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 8 to 14. National...

DeKALB | Governor Rod Blagojevich announced a plan to put a cap on Illinois' greenhouse gas emissions, a move his Web site calls a "global warming initiative." The plan created the Illinois Climate Change Advisory Group and also made Illinois the second...

DeKALB | Pumpkins this year are not only in danger of being smashed, but also of being harmed by an emerging fungus. While gardeners are familiar with most molds, there is another that will rot out the pumpkin from the inside. This less-known fungus has...

DeKALB | Asking for a water cup at a restaurant and secretly filling it with pop or swiping ketchup packets may seem like a common practice to some. Many might argue that there is nothing wrong with taking small things from restaurants, but many more...

DeKALB | The security cameras DeKalb High School plans to install would have made the DHS security team's job easier last Wednesday. DHS security discovered a threat scrawled on the wall of a women's restroom stall Wednesday. "The threat was ambiguous,...

DeKALB | After enjoying 22 years as a DeKalb fire fighter, Scott Love was a bit startled to be offered the vacant position of assistant fire chief. Love served as a captain prior to his promotion, with duties that included acting as a shift commander...

DeKALB | North Korea's claim that it has tested a nuclear weapon has the United States pushing the United Nations for sanctions against North Korea. In an article published in the New York Times, President Bush said "such a claim itself constitutes a...

DeKALB | DeKalb Police cooperated with U.S. Marshals, Illinois State Police and DeKalb County Sheriff's Officers Saturday in an operation resulting in three arrests. Police arrested Eldrich M. Anderson, 27, of Chicago, on a Chicago warrant for first-degree...

DeKALB | Controversy over ‘Kegs and Eggs' heated up discussion at Monday's DeKalb city council meeting. The council opposed a consideration to open bars one hour earlier on Saturday, Oct. 21 for the NIU Homecoming tradition of ‘Kegs and Eggs.' The...

DeKALB | After losing his SA senate bid in the recent fall elections, Robert Batey asked senators if they still felt he represented them Sunday. The 38th session of the SA Senate began with Robert Batey, speaker of the SA Senate, swearing in this year's...

DeKALB | Imagine building a car entirely from scratch, part by part and competing with it against people from all over the world. That's what 40 students from NIU's College of Engineering and Engineering Technology are doing. The students are making a...

DeKALB | Until Oct. 4, DeKalb residents have listened as Krusinski Construction Company presented plans for a new business park. Residents near the Gurler Road site finally had their opportunity to be heard. Multiple residents expressed concerns regarding...