A man arrested for home invasion near the NIU Music Building Wednesday previously had a relationship with one of the victims, DeKalb police said Thursday. Police said Willie Wilson, 43, 629 High Terrace, was at a residence in the 300 block of Augusta...

Barber Greene and Peace Roads may be the next big commercial intersection. The 52.7 acre area of land formerly occupied by Caterpillar, and most recently by AGCO Corporation. City Manager Mark Biernacki said he anticipates a gas station and other commercial...

More than $6 million in federal money flowing into DeKalb has been labeled government waste by one national organization. Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan, non-profit organization, included DeKalb and NIU in its 2005 Congressional Pig...

The DeKalb County Board passed a number of ordinances in a rapid succession of votes Wednesday. Addressed during the meeting was the approval of construction of a concrete median in Sycamore at the Walgreens’ driveway. The median will organize the traffic...

A 43-year-old DeKalb man was apprehended late Tuesday night on campus after his alleged role in a home invasion. DeKalb police responded to a report of home invasion and aggravated battery at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday night in the 300 block of Augusta Avenue....

About 100 people surrounded the Sycamore courthouse to raise awareness about child abuse Wednesday. As part of the fourth annual "Hands Around the Courthouse," DeKalb County State’s Attorney Ron Matekaitis spoke about the prevalence of child abuse in...

White smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney Tuesday morning, signaling Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger’s future as the 265th pope. Taking the name Pope Benedict XVI, Ratzinger, 78, refers to himself as "a simple, humble worker." "Dear brothers and...

Luke Hingtgen, a junior music composition major, has switched majors four times. Hingtgen, who has been oscillating between music, philosophy and English, admits he has no idea what he wants to do. Students like Hingtgen are increasingly becoming the...

A structure fire at 416 College Ave. caused an estimated $15,000 in property damage Monday evening. The DeKalb Fire Department responded with 28 firefighters at 6:02 p.m. and had the blaze under control within 10 minutes. However, the first units on the...

A new law could make it easier for Illinois community college students to transfer to four-year universities. The bill, which passed through the Illinois House of Representatives April 6, allocates $350,000 to create and maintain a Web site for transfer...

Newly elected District 428 School Board members got their first taste of action Tuesday night. Mike Verbic and Jennifer Hayes were sworn in as new board members and re-elected board member Andy Small also was sworn in. The board held elections for new...

Gov. Blagojevich has proposed a $440 million increase in funding for K-12 education to take place by 2006. The Higher Standards Better Schools plan will increase funding and raise graduation requirements for all Illinois public schools, said Gerardo Cardenas,...