DeKALB | Move over, Altgeld, there's a new castle in DeKalb. Construction will begin this fall on a 24-hour White Castle at 1602 Sycamore Road, across from Big Lots in what used to be Castle Bank. "Based on the information given, construction should be...

DeKALB | The DeKalb Park District recently went through a leadership change, and with the turnover comes a new vision for the park district. Cindy Capek has taken over as the executive director of the DeKalb Park District. Capek got her undergraduate...

DeKALB | The limited eating choices on the north side of DeKalb may be expanding. The Barn, formerly on 1215 Blackhawk Road, had repeated problems in the past few years, including failure to ask for identification before serving alcohol and serving alcohol...

Parking restrictions in Sycamore's 1st Ward may be enforced, pending the city council vote. Resident complaints made in May and June spurred city aldermen and the police department to look at some streets in the 1st Ward of Sycamore. Factors in the decision...

DeKALB | Last year during Labor Day weekend, the DeKalb Fire Department sent firefighters to New Orleans to help clean up the disaster Hurricane Katrina left behind. Bruce V. Harrison, assistant fire chief of operations, aided in the leadership of the...

DeKALB | A routine complaint of rowdy use of fireworks Sunday morning resulted in an unexpected turn of events for DeKalb police. Police responded initially to a complaint that some subjects had set off firecrackers on a car. The complainant told police...

DeKALB | With ComEd set to raise its prices for the first time in 10 years, NIU is spending more time researching alternative ways to provide power. "We've explored a lot of different options, such as photovoltaics, wind generators and other techniques,"...

DeKALB | One city's trash is another city's treasure. While large retailers threaten to leave Chicago, DeKalb seemingly has embraced retail giants in recent years. The Windy City passed an ordinance July 26 to raise the minimum wage to $10 an hour in...

DeKALB | With the city's smoking ban going into effect Friday, smokers will have to leave indoor smoking sections for their relaxing after-meal smoke and venture outside restaurants. Baker's Square, 131 N. Annie Glidden Road, is accepting the city's ban,...

DeKALB | More than 500 years ago, a majority of people thought the earth was flat. More than 400 years ago, a majority of people thought the sun orbited the earth. More than two weeks ago, a majority of people decided there were nine planets in the solar...

Each Thursday and Friday, the Northern Star publishes the previous day's average gas price. DeKalb prices are gathered locally from stations near the NIU campus; state and national prices are from gasbuddy.com. REGULAR $2.949 DeKalb Yesterday$2.979Barrel...

DeKALB | High gas prices have taken their toll on many area residents and NIU students. A recent Lundberg Survey stated Chicago, about 65 miles away, had the highest average gas price in the country at $3.29 per gallon. The prices have affected the drive...