Used car owners soon could receive vital information about vehicles that may not have been previously accessible. The Illinois General Assembly will vote this week on the Used Car Buyers Right-to-Know Bill. If approved, the bill will help protect used...

As NIU students awaited grades in December, the DeKalb government took time out to receive its own grades via the National Citizen Survey. The nationwide survey evaluates public service delivery performance. DeKalb analyzed recently-compiled survey data...

Student attendance is how public schools get paid; how they make sure they have enough money to maintain day-to-day operations. When attendance drops, schools lose money and could even shut down. To encourage children to attend school, many schools have...

A mesmerizing blend of poetry and images took place in the NIU Art Museum in Altgeld Hall Thursday, where broadsides of four poems by four Chicago poets stood alongside visual art exhibits designed to complement them. John Rezek, a founding member of...

Ruben K. Zamora, Aurora Democratic Congressional Candidate Ruben K. Zamora supports four basic ideals: higher education spending, tighter homeland security, universal health care and job creation. To build resources for recently-cut student loans, Zamora...

Church leaders say the spiritual hunger of today's youth has benefited the growth of church congregations. Dwight J. Gorbold, reverend of Baptist Campus Ministry, 449 Normal Road, said youths are starting to become their own religious organizers. People...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women, especially those over age 65. In fact, heart disease is four to six times more likely to kill women than any type of cancer. Prior research wasn't gender specific Donna Plonczynski, a nursing...

The Sycamore Crossings shopping center project, approved by the Sycamore City Council Feb. 6, is fueling curiosity over whether the small-town economy can support such a substantial venue. The 450,000-square-foot center will be built near Peace Road and...

The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a call of a structural fire that caused an estimated $120,000 in damage at 10:12 a.m. Monday at 8236 Fairview Drive, which makes the third fire this month caused by unconventional methods of heating. It was determined...

Multiple animal rights groups and DeKalb horse owners filed suite against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop them from funding the salaries of horse meat inspectors, adding a new component to the horse slaughtering controversy. Gail Vacca, a local...

State Rep. Bob Pritchard (R- Hinckley) proposed a bill requiring all domestic violence offenders to register in an online database. The registration would allow public access to personal information of domestic violence offenders, letting communities...

O.A.R. will bring its jam band music back to the Convocation Center April 26 with alternative rock band Army of Me as its supporting act. The band is on the road promoting the 2005 release "Stories of a Stranger." "[O.A.R] is one of the more requested...