Perhaps Sycamore was envious of spring, or maybe it just wanted a piece of the growing season. Either way, the town's economy is booming with interested developers. Council members passed an ordinance Monday to define more clearly the sub-area plan for...

Former GOP Leader Tom DeLay resigned Monday night. DeLay, who was indicted for money laundering charges last year, claimed to have stepped down and dropped out of the re-election race for the good of the Republican party. According to CNN, DeLay said...

It isn't about winning the argument; it's about making your point. This was the point William B. Schiller, attorney at law and adjunct lecturer at Northwestern University, tried to get across during his lecture on immigration issues Tuesday night in the...

Legal language aside, Congress reviewed 16 temporary provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act as its December 31, 2005, sunset date approached. Evaluating the state of the country after the act's initial adoption, debates ensued over needed amendments and clarifications...

Consumers looking for a glass pipe in DeKalb will likely have to go somewhere else soon. TJ's Accessories, 1220 W. Lincoln Highway, will have to reorganize its business. Owners of TJ's avoided prosecution by agreeing to never sell glass pipes in DeKalb...

Taking hold of a recent slide in support, Democrats have begun using a new political frame to describe their opponents from across the aisle: Every variation of the word incompetent, incompetence and any other synonym thereof. Search ".gov" Web sites...

The DeKalb School Board and the DeKalb Police Department will hold an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., for residents to discuss last Tuesday's homicide and gang activity in the area. "People in the...

With last week's shooting still fresh in our memories, some locals wonder how problematic gangs might become in our area. The Northern Star spoke to DeKalb police and University Police to hear their take on the situation. Gangs in DeKalb There are a few...

According to David Emanuelson of Strategic Management Alliance, Sycamore is ahead of its time. Monday night, Emanuelson presented the city council with a report estimating the ultimate population per dwelling unit within Sycamore based on city-conducted...

Voices were the only instruments allowed in the DeKalb High School theater Saturday evening as students from all over the Midwest performed classics from Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, Schoolhouse Rock and many others during the National Championship...

Local politicians say the close race between Ilinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Judy Baar Topinka will come to personal attacks involving former governor George Ryan. Joe Wiegand, campaign manager for Jim Oberweis, said the Oberweis campaign used advertisement...

The rain didn't stop the 1956 time capsule opening ceremony on Sunday. The event took place at the DeKalb Public Library as part of the city's Sesquicentennial celebrations. The time capsule opening began with the March of Time Procession from Gurler...