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...

More than 1.3 million students across the United States will have to dig deeper into their pockets this fall to pay for college expenses. On Dec. 23, the Bush administration announced that a change would be made to the formula used to determine eligibility...

For five years, DeKalb has been enforcing a law that protects the community from discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and expression. Sycamore has not made any provisions or passed any similar laws. The law in DeKalb passed in...

Value-based community programs have little to fear of new legislation barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. Illinois’ 93rd General Assembly passed changes in the Human Rights Act that will regard sexual orientation as a protected class....

Civil War buffs and casual history fans alike turned out Saturday at the Midway Village and Museum Center in Rockford to hear stories of local history. The museum, 6799 Guilford Rd., invited a panel of experts to speak at the first Civil War symposium...

In a ramshackle refugee camp of destitute farmers and fishermen on Indonesia's Sumatra island, hunger is rare these days. But so are protein, vegetables and vitamins. A month after the tsunami devastated Aceh province, aid deliveries of rice, noodles...

Playboy’s Playmate of the Year arrived at Bar One, 1000 W Lincoln Highway, on Friday night, but to some patrons she proved hard to pick out in the large crowd. 2004 Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare arrived, with her mother, at about 10 p.m. Booking...

DeKalb police are investigating a shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the 800 block of Ellwood Avenue. Police responded at 12:50 a.m. to two separate callers who reported shots fired in the area. Upon arrival, police found four bullet holes...

Illinois recently became the 15th state to pass legislation banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The law will make it illegal to discriminate in restaurant and hotel service, money lending and employment, among other guidelines....

Safety at the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Stadium Drive is and will continue to be a top priority in DeKalb. Due to high traffic and frequency of accidents on Annie Glidden Road, it has been an area the city council has focused on for some...

The city of DeKalb faces environmental issues that much of America also deals with. Global warming could eventually alter the climate in DeKalb, making it difficult to grow corn, said Paul Culhane, associate professor of public administration. However,...