"Incoming," yelled sixth graders from Clinton Rosette Middle School as a vehicle pulled up at the Hurricane Katrina relief drive held at the school on Saturday. About a dozen children from the Builder’s Club, along with a few teachers and staff members,...

Miles away from the disaster along the Gulf Coast, DeKalb is helping Katrina evacuees new to the area. During Monday’s city council meeting, Community Services Planner Sue Guio asked members to approve a plan to use $22,000 from a federal community...

After only being in office for about six months, Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy has delivered significant contributions to the City of Sycamore, and kept his campaign promise to keep the mayor’s office open to the public. Mundy is no stranger to NIU. He worked...

Close to 100 people paid their respects to fallen police officers and firefighters at Moudy Memorial Park on Sunday. Moudy Park is named after Timothy P. Moudy, who was a patrol officer killed while employed by the city of DeKalb. His death was not while...

John Swedberg may not be the mayor of Sycamore any longer, but being away from the post he held for eight years has not stopped him from keeping busy. Swedberg, who lost the Sycamore mayoral race to Ken Mundy in April, now occupies his time with a new...

DeKalb High School has administered Project Breakthrough to improve school climate and communication. The project consists of 40 administrators, staff members, parents and high school union representatives, assembled in response to the racial friction...

The Sycamore Police Department is participating in Law Enforcement Against Drugs, a program that helps parents keep children drug-free. The department is one of the first in the area to offer this program which provides drug tests at no cost, based on...

Blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa held an in-store jam-session Thursday at Ax-In-Hand, 817 W. Lincoln Highway, hours before opening for legendary blues man B.B. King at the Convocation Center. Bonamassa, with his long hair, faded jeans and Uriah Heep T-shirt,...

There are certain times in life that force one to realize what is really important. In New Orleans, basic things such as shelter, electricity, laundry facilities and good food are scarce because of the damage Hurricane Katrina caused. Eight area firefighters...

Each year, the Illinois Arts Council disburses grants provided by the state’s General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. For some DeKalb-area arts organizations, the grants are a vital element of their funding. "We apply every year for...

Union Pacific Railroad will begin construction on its railroad tracks Monday at 8 a.m. DeKalb City Engineer Joel Maurer said the intersection of Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway will be closed during the four days of the construction. The intersection...

Today is the first day of autumn, but winter months are quickly approaching. Meteorologists use several methods to determine what type of season is likely to unfold. The primary methods use the climate model and the statistical model. Climate models take...