When former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan lectured at the College of Law on Friday, he had one piece of advice: Never take life for granted. It was a lesson he said he learned when he was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in 1999 after his first term...

An unknown number of suspects vandalized at least a dozen vehicles in DeKalb this weekend. DeKalb police are investigating a number of reports of criminal damage to property from Augusta Avenue, Pappas Drive, Locust Street, Quail Road, Highpointe Drive,...

A painting of Pope John Paul II, surrounded by white and pink flowers was set up in front of the altar at Newman Catholic Center Sunday night. In the back of the room on a table, a memory book with messages of admiration for the pope sat alongside rosary...

The candidates for mayor, incumbent John L. Swedberg, Ken Mundy and Earl C. Gable , Jr., each answered nine questions and gave opening and closing remarks. The issues raised to the candidates included concerns about growth, taxes, schools and city services,...

In a market flush with competition, to garner a major business is a success for a small city like Sycamore. Attracting business is all about marketability, and there is concern Sycamore may lose that vital tool, 4th Ward Alderman Terry Kessler said. The...

The debate between Sycamore’s aldermanic candidates centered around economic issues. The debate, held at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, was also defined by the similarity of responses each of the candidates made. The one dissent...

As Terri Shiavo took her last breath Thursday morning, the nation exhaled with her. After 13 days without a feeding tube, Terri Schiavo died at 9:05 a.m. She was 41 years old. Schiavo’s case attracted hordes of media attention because of a decade-and-a-half...

Pope John Paul II, 84, was read his last rites after he developed a high fever, caused by a urinary tract infection Thursday. The urinary tract infection came one day after the pope was hooked up to a feeding tube. At press time, CNN reported that the...

Terri Schiavo’s story served as a wake-up call for many to prepare and discuss their living wills and health care power of attorneys with their families. "There’s a heightened interest in the subject right now," said Sharon Emanuelson, director of...

For Dawn Williams, a laundry aide at the DeKalb County Rehab and Nursing Center, making ends meet is a constant challenge. In addition to her full-time job at the nursing center, 2600 N. Annie Glidden Road, WIlliams, 27, works as a waitress on the weekends....

DeKalb and NIU combined are set to receive $11.5 million for road work. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert passed through DeKalb to announce the House’s passing of the Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users. The bill is currently moving through...

After several years of trying to add cell phone service to the roof of the University Plaza, Verizon now seeks to build a cell phone tower on Russell Road. The DeKalb Plan Commission reviewed plans to build the 150-foot tower, adorned with three clocks...