DeKalb police arrested a homeless man at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a park near the 400 block of South Annie Glidden Road for attempted kidnapping. A 12-year-old victim who had been at the park told his parents a stranger approached him and offered him money...

As of Wednesday morning, former owners Joey and Jimmy Sanfilippo have sold Bar One, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway. A Class A liquor license application was approved for the purchase of the bar, DeKalb City Attorney Norma Guess announced during Tuesday's liquor...

Abortion, an issue dividing America time and time again, may once again resurface at the U.S. Supreme Court level. The high court decided Feb. 21 that it would revisit and re-evaluate the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, which was previously overturned...

Over time, DeKalb has doled out many liquor licenses, and during the course of several decades the city has produced a liquor code that is excessively confusing. One of Mayor Frank Van Buer's goals is to simplify that code. The Northern Star interviewed...

Van Buer's direction for the liquor commission The mayor told liquor commission members he wants change in DeKalb with the commission playing a vital role. "We need a liquor commission with backbone," Van Buer said. DeKalb is no longer a small town and...

DeKalb is built on active, persistent growth, but there is one market that has not been given the same opportunities to grow: the Class A liquor license market. There are 16 Class A liquor licenses in DeKalb that can operate as a bar or a liquor store,...

Is DeKalb large enough to add another Class A liquor license? In a college town like DeKalb, illegal drinking is often an issue whether it's where to get a beer or underage people getting alcohol. In the last 15 years, DeKalb has seen an immense amount...

Heart disease and cancer were the leading causes of death among Americans in 2005, and a recent $415 million study has shown that while low-fat diets improve outside appearance, they don't reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease on the inside. The...

The Glenn Roberts Group performed Feb. 17 before a group of about 100 people in Chicago's downtown Hyatt Hotel. During the show, there was plenty of free food, drinks and conversation, but only a few guests were engaged in the jazz music. This scenario...

Criticisms over the decision to allow the Arab company, Dubai Ports, to manage six U.S. ports has become more outspoken and derisive over the past week. Despite President George W. Bush's position, this issue is not divided along party lines, political...

It's official. DeKalb is going smoke-free. It won't affect this semester, but come next school year, smoking students and residents will find themselves out in parking lots to satisfy their addictions. As with the first reading of the ordinance, the vote...

The DeKalb Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred early Friday morning when a squad car struck a student crossing Annie Glidden Road. The student, Joseph P. Fricilone, 22, of Homer Glen, crossed Annie Glidden Road going eastbound...