DeKalb is one of 700 communities nationwide this year participating in Toys for Tots. The program started in 1947 when Diane Hendricks, wife of Marine Corps Major Bill Hendricks crafted a Raggedy Ann doll to give to a charitable organization that donates...

Every weekend, students and locals flock to local bars and liquor stores in search of their favorite refreshments. Unbeknownst to many, there is an alternative for beer and wine enthusiasts who would prefer to avoid the bar scene but don’t want to give...

Doctors who gave a French woman the world's first partial face transplant did not try normal reconstructive surgery first, violating the advice of a French government ethics panel, a surgeon familiar with the case said Thursday. Dr. Laurent Lantieri also...

Every year around this time, the tax levy is set and DeKalb has chosen to keep the rate stable despite the rising cost of municipal employees’ pensions. The cost of pensions is rising because of increased staff and downswings in the stock market, said...

With natural gas prices skyrocketing, some Illinois legislators hope to offset the impact of those prices on impoverished households with excess money gained from state fuel taxes. One of those legislators, State Representative Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley),...

As many as 150,000 employees and retirees of the former Kmart Corp. would share $11.75 million in a proposed settlement of a lawsuit against ex-company officials over the investment of pension funds in Kmart's now worthless stock. The agreement involves...

The United States ranked 17th among 58 countries in a recent global gender gap study performed by the World Economic Forum. The WEF is a not-for-profit international organization that works toward improving the world economic system by promoting a more...

On Wednesday night, the DeKalb Plan Commission approved a special-use permit allowing for the conversion of an abandoned building at 830 Edgebrook Drive into an apartment complex. The Plan Commission voted 4-1 to approve the special permit. Commissioner...

For broke NIU students, there is still a way to get to Thursday’s MAC Championship game against Akron that’s easy on the bank roll. Administrators have set up transportation to the NIU football team’s first MAC Championship game at 6:30 p.m. CDT...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Faced with thousands of Vioxx lawsuits, the loss of patent protection for a key product and a weak array of drugs in development, Merck & Co. is axing more than 10 percent of its work force and eliminating five production plants....

As the DeKalb area continues to grow and expand, meeting the area’s transportation needs is becoming an increasingly important issue. To address this issue, the DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study was formed in 2003 after the DeKalb area’s population...

Winter weather is on the way and drivers have to be aware of the roads they drive on. As winter approaches, people forget they have to slow down a bit, said DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott. Road conditions can change quickly, he said. The conditions...