Produce growers in the area share their products in the Farmer’s Market every Thursday from 1 to 6 p.m. on Palmer Court in downtown DeKalb. The Farmer’s Market begins every year in June and stretches until the end of harvest season in October. Barb...

Two empty lots on West Lincoln Highway are set to see some development after being vacant for some time. There will be development in addition to a ground breaking on the lot within the next two weeks to a month, said Rob Walters, owner of the lot and...

The DeKalb Park District recently welcomed a unique playing field to town. Prairie Park, a nine-hole Frisbee golf course, located on Gurler Road near First Street, is attracting more than a few "frolfers." Brad Garrison, assistant director for the DeKalb...

With gasoline prices at record highs, Illinois state government officials announced the formation of a task force on Aug. 31 to address the problem of rising fuel costs. The task force, led by state Rep. Bill Black, (R-Danville), seeks solutions to gas...

The rising numbers of the homeless in DeKalb is reflective of the increasing rate of poverty in the United States. After rising for the fourth consecutive year, the poverty rate has reached 12.7 percent, according to the Census Bureau. The number of homeless...

With the rise in gas prices, law enforcement agencies are taking steps to find solutions. "We’re trying to manage as well as we can," said DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny Russell. The DeKalb Police Department had to increase its fuel budget for this fiscal...

For most children, going back to school means no more wild summer camp, filled with dodgeball and messy things. But for parents with children too young for kindergarten, a "winter camp" is available. The DeKalb Park District has started its Kindersteps...

In the heart of Sycamore’s picturesque downtown, Marcia Elliott’s business, Made Just For You, sits as one of several hundred owned by women in Sycamore. Elliott is the third owner of the store, 338 W. State St., which sells locally handcrafted home...

Something "out of this world" is going on in the aftermath of sunset, but the show that Venus and Jupiter have been putting on the past couple weeks will come to a close at the end of this week. It began Aug. 26 when the two brightest planets in the solar...

Local efforts to relieve the beleaguered citizens of New Orleans are well under way but contributions are still needed. The DeKalb Fire Department has lent its firefighting expertise to the New Orleans Fire Department. "The thought was, and I don’t...

As the urban environment creeps closer, several DeKalb residents find themselves under siege with proposals for new development. Increased truck traffic was the major concern of about 50 residents of unincorporated DeKalb County who attended a private...

Adrienne Beeman, a senior psychology major, doesn’t see the point in driving to a bar. "I’m going to drink, so I know I won’t be able to drive home," she said. O’Leary’s Irish Pub and Grill, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, has no private parking, but...