Because of limited supplies and manufacturing problems, it may be hard for people to get a flu vaccine in DeKalb this winter. The Chiron Corporation, one of the four manufacturers responsible for providing the flu vaccine to the U.S. population, announced...

The threat of a potential avian flu outbreak on American soil has Illinois revamping its defense plans, and in some cases going on the offensive. "We have heightened our flu surveillance and we have medical providers who do surveillance and give us weekly...

Republicans are split on who will lead the party in the 2006 race for Illinois Governor. A range of candidates are running on a variety of issues. One prevailing motto of the many GOP candidates running against is, as Ron Gidwitz’s spokeswoman Terry...

Some city officials in Sycamore hope to attract businesses and homeowners to the area with the lowest property tax levy since 1966. Sycamore’s policy makers expect the tax levy cut will not decrease the city’s revenue and will make Sycamore an attractive...

Next spring, DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport will begin the installation of a landing system used by major airports such as Chicago’s O’Hare and Midway International Airports. The Glide and Slope instrument landing system is a navigation aid to direct...

Cold weather has come to DeKalb and some people have begun warming heaters for the winter. These heating devices might come with safety features, but that still leaves room for operator error. Models older than 10 years should not be used, said Sycamore...

CHICAGO (AP) - Press lord Conrad Black and three other executives were charged in a federal fraud indictment Thursday involving the $2.1 billion sale of several hundred Canadian newspapers and the abuse of corporate perquisites at newspaper publishing...

Rita Root always had a desire to be in a religious order. Growing up in the Roman Catholic Church she thought of joining the convent. After discovering a rift between her understanding and the church’s understanding of Christianity, Root left the Catholic...

As a long public hearing pushed the city council meeting Monday past the four hour mark, one could sense the room’s occupants were wearing down as numbers dropped. City staff brought forth a consideration to raise residential impact fees by more than...

CHICAGO (AP) - An activist hedge-fund investor stepped up pressure Tuesday on McDonald's Corp., telling Wall Street the fast-food chain can boost its stock price dramatically if it spins off 65 percent of company-owned restaurants and focuses on more...

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the "All Kids" health insurance bill into law Tuesday, making Illinois the only state in the nation to provide affordable, comprehensive health insurance to every child in the state. The All Kids program offers affordable...

Abercrombie and Fitch clothing stores are facing a lot of opposition because of a new line of T-shirts for girls. The T-shirts, commonly known as "Vanity T’s" sport lines such as "Available for parties" and "With these, who needs brains?" strategically...