Despite low figures of credit card fraud from a major credit card company, city officials said it is a common crime in DeKalb. "It’s a pretty popular crime, and it’s fairly common in DeKalb," said DeKalb Police Lt. Jim Kayes. "We get a lot of calls...

Safe Passage is inviting chocolate lovers-or those just looking-to have fun at their second Evening of Chocolate Saturday night. "People can come out and eat as much chocolate as their stomachs can handle for just $10 per student," said Cynthia Folgate,...

DeKalb residents can breathe a little easier following recent warmer weather and the melting snow on the driveway that comes with it. Although it is not uncommon to have one or two people report chest pains or die each year from snow removal, there are...

Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s State of the State Address Thursday was received with mixed emotions by local DeKalb politicians. Blagojevich addressed several issues in the speech, including health care, employment and workers compensation. State Representative...

The racial task force at DeKalb High School has recommended action on the gap in academic achievement between different races. "[The task force found] low academic achievement among African-American and Hispanic students relative to their white and Asian...

President George Bush delivered a visionary speech Wednesday evening, but members of both parties say it lacks many of the details Congress will need to turn his vision into reality. Social Security, terrorism, energy policy, the tax code, health care...

DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said the memory of 7-year-old Melissa Ackerman’s disappearance is still clear 20 years after it happened. "It was a Sunday afternoon," Scott said. "I remember it very well." Ackerman had been playing with a friend on...

DeKalb police and the North Central Narcotics Task Force bagged a suspected drug dealer late Tuesday night on West Hillcrest Drive. At 11 p.m. during a search of Apt. C at 808 W. Hillcrest Dr., Keith Anderson, 21, of 1435 Moluf St. attempted to hide a...

Martha Stewart, you're hired. The masterminds behind "The Apprentice" - Donald Trump and Mark Burnett - and NBC announced Wednesday that Stewart will host "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart." "Mark and I have always admired her," Trump said. "She's a very...

A DeKalb family is providing a rent-free room in its home to help a military serviceperson returning from the Iraq War. Eligibility for the room will be based on if the person has participated in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom,...

After 33 years as a treasurer in Sycamore, Ken Mundy is looking to serve even more in the role of mayor. Mundy, running as an independent and one of three candidates in the April 5 election, has been the library board’s treasurer for nine years, the...

A fight early Saturday morning in DeKalb sent three victims to the hospital, including one victim who suffered a collapsed lung after being stabbed during the altercation. The stabbing victim was listed in serious condition at OSF Saint Anthony Medical...