A single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 29-year-old man on Suydam Road is under investigation. DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller pronounced Dennis Pence, last of Leland, dead at 5:30 a.m. Sunday morning at the scene of the accident. The coroner’s...

Cavel General Manager Jim Tucker said a recent story by The Associated Press about the slaughter of 41 wild mustangs last week was blown out of proportion. The AP reported that slaughtering the horses might have violated an agreement the previous horse...

Internet weblogs do not face the same legal penalties of other media, but that could soon change, said Brian Thornton, communications associate professor. Weblogs, or blogs, are a growing trend. Web sites, such as Xanga and Live Journal, allow members...

Although many college graduates will come out of school with loans, starting salaries for most graduates have reported significant increases, according to a Spring 2005 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. "What we’re seeing...

A local poet shared her experience as a second-generation Lebanese woman Thursday night. NIU Students and community members alike gathered at Barnes and Noble, 2439 Sycamore Road, for an intimate reading by Susan Azar Porterfield. In celebration of National...

Dennis Miller sees dead people ... a lot. Last year, the DeKalb County Coroner’s office in Sycamore processed 475 cases. Miller, the coroner, is a very busy man. Not only does he assist in autopsies, but he does all the requisite paperwork and coordinates...

Frappucinos will soon be available in DeKalb when a Starbucks opens on Sycamore Road. "The number of Starbucks you have is one of the social indicators of how well your community is doing," said Paul Rasmussen, director of economic development for the...

DeKalb police are asking citizens to be on the lookout for online counterfeit scams from abroad. At least five incidents of counterfeit scams involving U.S. Postal Service money orders have occurred in DeKalb County in the past month, police said Tuesday....

The No Child Left Behind Act has prompted criticism from states and school districts that claim they do not have enough funding to meet federal guidelines. This longtime controversy has escalated recently, with three states suing the federal government...

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Eleven-year-old Thomas Adams thought Warner Bros. had gone daffy when he saw the company's plans for a new cartoon called "Loonatics," based on Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes pals. The grimacing, hollow-eyed, power-fisted prototypes...

A large crowd took part in a public hearing for the East Lincoln Highway revitalization plan Wednesday. Residents and business owners voiced concerns about the plan’s projected placement of a ballpark in between three railroad tracks to the DeKalb plan...

NIU students’ sexual activity has not significantly changed in recent years, but students may be having safer sex, according to survey results. According to NIU-administered surveys, 80 percent of NIU students consider themselves sexually active, defined...