DeKalb's new toll plaza, set to open this summer, will hopefully be finished before next semester's hectic move-in day. "With a daily average of 8,000 cars passing through the DeKalb plaza, and 1,100 entering Annie Glidden, the new development will be...

Passion for immigration reform might have hindered some DeKalb residents' efforts to pick up a hamburger or burrito Monday. Burritoville opened late at 5 p.m. Monday, when their staff returned from an immigrant rights rally in the King Memorial Commons....

The Sycamore City Council made three Sycamore organizations very happy Monday. For the past decade, the city budget included funding for three grants, those to be distributed to community organizations for providing outstanding services to its residents...

The results of a new government study show females may soon be able to fight bone loss as well as breast cancer with a single drug. The Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or the STAR trial, suggests the drug, Raloxifene, which has already been approved...

Researchers from University of Newcastle in Australia have accused drug companies of "disease mongering" — their term for inventing or exaggerating diseases in order to make profit. These scientists are accusing companies of making up diseases such...

Today may go down in history as the day of the "Great American Boycott of 2006." Today, Latinos across the country may boycott everything American in response to the Illegal Immigration Act. Those boycotting will not go to work, shop or partake in anything...

With gas predicted by the Energy Information Administration to cost almost $3 per gallon this summer, car makers are trying to keep drivers cool in the car and at the pump. ComfortCools, a new type of ventilated seat, will be available in the 2008 Cadillac...

People looking to spend less money on fuel may find themselves spending more money on cars. "Hybrid cars cost more money than regular cars no matter how you cut it," said Peter DeLorenzo, publisher of AutoExtremist.com. "And the extra money cannot be...

Set your TiVo. DeKalb will broadcast two recent community events for the last time. Local DeKalb Channel 14 is generally stagnant as a community information board but has shown taped community events recently because of their relevance. The final airing...

For the first time in 20 years, soda sales are down. But profits are up. "Several states, like California, have banned soda in the school cafeterias. This is encouraging for students and does not adversely impact the schools," said Amanda Purcell, Policy...

Students can hear the construction rumbling as they approach the corner of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway. Buildings have been erected and there are more on the way. Panda Express will open next to Chipotle and Starbucks. The three stores will...

Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow have filed a lawsuit against the Exelon Corporation for violations at the Braidwood Generating Station. Madigan's office alleges tritium-laced water was released from the plant...