Some may be feeling the effects of the increased gas prices now, but others won’t feel it until next year. The DeKalb School District may go over its transportation budget this year because of gas prices, said MeriAnn Besonen, assistant superintendent...

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...

The City of DeKalb is trying to progress to a new age of renewable resources by exploring the use of geothermal energy sources. At last week’s DeKalb City Council meeting, a consideration was passed unanimously to amend the local codes and allow geothermal...

When most students think of NIU, they think of DeKalb. However, NIU has three satellite campuses, as part of NIU Outreach, that offer academic degrees. The campuses are located in Hoffman Estates, Naperville and Rockford. NIU Rockford, which opened in...

DeKalb Mayor Frank Van Buer broke a 3-3 tie Sept. 26 to pass a consideration that offers DeKalb’s incoming businesses a five-year tax break. Tax abatements, or breaks, have become the standard for communities that wish to entice corporations to build...

Trucking firms are leaving Illinois because it is more cost effective to operate in another state. Higher registration fees combined with increases on the Illinois Tollway are compounding the negative effects caused by higher fuel prices for an industry...

Local contracting businesses will have to pay more money for lumber and other building materials from vendors due to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "The price of lumber is a commodity when you have a catastrophic event such as this," said Randy Hawkins,...

"Scary" was the word School Board President Andy Small used to describe the potential growth in the next five years. Tuesday night’s school board meeting was highlighted by worries of exponential growth in the area. Despite the current moratorium on...

the last couple of weeks, DeKalb County still is enduring a severe drought, according to experts. "Early reports of the harvest produced better than expected results," said DeKalb County Farm Bureau manager Doug Dashner. The farm bureau expected a 30...

It was 10:30 p.m. Saturday night and large crowds of students walked toward Hillcrest Drive expecting a fun night ahead. Some were pre-drinking before they left or were drinking as they walked toward Greek Row. A group of young men and women carrying...

In March 2001, St. Charles East High School encountered problems with mold in its building and administrators were forced to close the school to remove all the mold from the building. The high school hired experts to take care of the issue. Repairs included...