SYCAMORE | Farzana Hosain of Lisle pled guilty Wednesday to the charge of reckless driving that resulted in the July 20 deaths of NIU students Alexander Cameron and Derek Jensen. Hosain passed a vehicle in a no-passing zone while on Plank Road, colliding...

DeKALB | Part of students' tradition of using Reading Day as a day to party is in jeopardy. The normal outlets for alcohol will still exist, but the city-permitted outdoor parties on the eve of Reading Day may be shut down. At the DeKalb City Council...

DeKALB | Like many other communities in northern Illinois, DeKalb has seen growth in the last ten years. With this growth comes the need for increased schooling and housing. In the last decade, DeKalb schools have seen a steady increase in enrollment;...

DeKALB | Those who dine out now have a choice to either remain in good company while fighting off nicotine cravings, or be good company by stepping outside to curtail the effects of withdrawal. A recent U.S. study measured when signs of nicotine withdrawal...

DeKALB | Astronauts on Atlantis thought something might go terribly wrong when a bolt, spring and washer floated away from them Tuesday. After reviewing to see if the bolt would cause a problem, however, NASA Mission Control declared all was OK. The otherwise...

DeKALB | The Student Association took part in a little bar hopping Monday night. After passing a resolution Sunday to oppose an ordinance to raise the minimum price of alcohol in DeKalb, the SA loaded a bus of concerned students to attend the city council...

DeKALB | The social networking Web site Xanga.com was fined $1 million Sept. 7 for violating the Children's Online Privacy Act of 1998. According to the act, parental notification and consent are required for commercial Web sites, including social-networking...

DeKALB | Conservation of natural resources has begun to take center stage in the minds of many. A movement toward small ­— or what many would consider miniscule — houses has taken root, typically no bigger than a studio apartment . One unique type...

DeKALB | With the release of millions of individuals' private search queries, AOL users may have had their personal information compromised. Over 20 million search records containing information on the search habits of 650,000 AOL customers were released...

DeKALB | The new proliferation of social networking Web sites such as MySpace, LiveJournal and Facebook evokes many concerns of privacy and security. In regard to younger users and the effect making their information available may have, DeKalb's schools...

DeKALB | New developments continue in the federal case against former Illinois Governor George Ryan. Ryan, 72, and co-defendant Larry Warner, 67, were convicted April 17 of racketeering conspiracy, mail fraud and other offenses. Prosecutors accused the...

DeKALB | After the events of Sept. 11, 2001, security emerged as the country's top priority. During the last five years, the Department of Homeland Security has increased protection of U.S. transportation and its borders. "The Transportation Security...