With midterms in full swing, students are desperate to stay awake and need extra energy to cram long, last-minute study sessions into their busy academic lives. While some students choose to eat a balanced diet, exercise and get proper sleep, others are...

A weapon believed to have been involved in Friday’s slaying of Sycamore resident Frank R. Riccardi is the object of a police search. Police believe the weapon used in the killing was a baseball bat. "We have been unable to find it yet," said DeKalb...

For those who were worried, don’t fret, kegs and eggs lives on. The DeKalb City Council passed a consideration at its meeting Monday allowing class A liquor licence holders to open at 5 a.m. rather than 6 a.m. Saturday. The Homecoming tradition of early...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing an ambitious All Kids program to provide affordable health insurance to every child in the state. This proposal would make Illinois the first state to provide this variety of coverage. One of the key elements of the plan...

Lee Jeans and Great Clips sponsored the 10th annual National Denim Day on Friday. Great Clips, 2587 Sycamore Road, participated on Friday in the event, a benefit for breast cancer. "Each employee wanting to wear jeans made a donation of $5 or more for...

NEW YORK - Stocks fell Monday as Delphi Corp.’s bankruptcy filing and lowered outlooks at Northrop Grumman Corp. and Xilinx Inc. set a gloomy tone on Wall Street ahead of the upcoming third-quarter earnings season. The market extended last week’s...

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s office apprehended a suspect Friday wanted for the murder of Sycamore resident Frank R. Riccardi. "The DeKalb County Sheriff’s office activated the DeKalb county major case squad, the State’s Attorney’s office, and...

"Puff, puff, puff," beats the engine. A tiny one-and-a-half horsepower engine churns out a non-stop supply of energy to perform any number of tasks for the farmer during the last century. Impossible became possible when the "Jack of all Trades" became...

A relaxed atmosphere dotted with periodic laughter and casual dress is not what one is used to seeing when city leaders gather. This was the reality Saturday when DeKalb City Council members met for their "annual" city council retreat. The gathering included...

Sycamore City Council members have differing opinions as to why the proposed annexation of hundreds of new homes did not pass the council during its Oct. 3 meeting. Although the plan received generally favorable reviews - all members of the council and...

The Monsanto building will house health-related clinical outreach programs and centralize the NIU’s current health care facilities, officials said. In June, NIU paid $4 million for the building and land and $2 million for the furnishings using a combination...

The Big Brother/Big Sister organization at the Family Service Agency of DeKalb is experiencing a "volunteer drought" and is in dire need of "Bigs" to help shorten the "Littles" waiting list which is no longer "little." Organizers and little ones alike...