Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County (formerly Kishwaukee Valley Habitat for Humanity) will hold its annual garage sale this weekend in the Wal-Mart parking lot, 2300 Sycamore Road. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m....

Saturday’s heat did not stop DeKalb residents from coming out to enjoy cake, ice cream, music and magic in Palmers Court in downtown DeKalb. The DeKalb Neighborhood Association Council gave out free glow sticks at its ice cream social in order to promote...

The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, reopened its doors April 22 with new management, a new name, a bright new style and numerous types of bands to attract new customers and regular patrons. Manager Kimberly Leuken said The House Café has not changed...

DeKalb County completed recently its tax deed proceedings and discovered several properties were delinquent for 2001 and previous real estate taxes. These properties are now being offered to the public in a sealed bid auction. The sealed bid cut-off date...

The summer of 2006 will commemorate the 150th birthday of DeKalb - its sesquicentennial. A reflection on the history and evolution of the city is planned a year early to make a successful celebration more likely. Mayor Frank Van Buer wants this celebration...

Drivers along Interstate 88 may have noticed a difference at the DeKalb Oasis. The orange "Restaurant Closed for Improvements" sings have disappeared into the boiling July air. McDonald’s, Starbucks Coffee and Travel Mart all opened for business at...

The Children’s Learning Center will sponsor a Child and Adult Care Food Program that started July 1 and will run through June 30, 2006. "[The program] will allow the center to provide meals to more children without any additional cost to the families,"...

The city council has decided to investigate a plan to build a new city office building and renovate the municipal building for the police department, said Rick Monas, DeKalb public works director. The plan was recommended over other plans for the new...

Teamster Local 673 of Montgomery went on strike against Superior Beverage July 12, and as a result some businesses in DeKalb have suffered a shortage of Budweiser products. The Budweiser kegs at Pizza Villa, 24 W. Lincoln Highway, have been dry for the...

State university employees in Illinois can expect changes in the State University Retirement System under a new law passed in May. The retirement system for state university faculty is operated by SURS, participants do not pay into and are ineligible...

The DeKalb-area Meals On Wheels food pick-up site has been temporarily relocated due to extensive construction on Bethany Road. The usual two-way traffic on Bethany Road has been slimmed to one-way from Peace Road to Route 23. Many organizations volunteered...

Everybody has heard of "Jane of the Jungle," but for Mike Henderson and Bill Harrison, "Jane of Montana" has a nicer ring to it. The duo helped to unveil Jane, the only complete young Tyrannosaurus rex in the world, in 2001. The Burpee Museum of Natural...