Web users can now go to the Illinois comptroller’s Web site and see if the state owes them any money. The state of Illinois is sitting on more than $35 million in uncashed state checks. The money is the result of 160,000 unclaimed state income tax refunds,...

DeKalbians encountering a sudden lucky break may want to think twice before divulging personal information for a great deal. DeKalb police have begun two fraud investigations in the past week after two citizens were bilked out of money. One of the scams,...

Downtown DeKalb is jing-jing-jingling its way into the holiday season with its refurbished holiday decorations along Lincoln Highway. DeKalb has used the wreath theme in the holiday decorations for at least 28 years, said Dan Grych, manager of DeKalb...

A suspected underwear thief escaped from police Saturday morning after initially being caught at a local department store. DeKalb police responded to a report of retail theft at Elder-Beerman, 2550 Sycamore Road, at about 11:40 a.m. after management told...

Shoppers in the DeKalb area should be able to return unwanted gifts and purchases with ease this holiday season. Despite the increase of returns and exchanges that come during the holiday season, many retailers said they will not change their return policies,...

"Be afraid," proclaim Hardee’s ads for the new Monster Thickburger. "Be very afraid." It’s not often that fast-food braggarts and nutrition worrywarts agree. But the Monster Thickburger has forged a consensus. Hardee’s, which is concentrated in...

Insurance companies and drivers may find themselves coughing up a lot of “doe” during the holiday season. Starting in late October through the end of the year, driving through rural roads can be a risky period for deer-related accidents, said DeKalb...

A Cook County Circuit Court jury awarded $3 million to the family of an NIU student killed in September 2000 by a housemate at the Evans Scholars House. The jury found Louis Carfagnini 80 percent responsible for the Sept. 15, 2000 death of Brian White...

Sweaters? So five minutes ago. Gloves? Passe. What to give? Try cold, hard plastic. For the first time, gift cards are expected to replace apparel as the gift of choice for the holidays, according to the Deloitte & Touche 19th annual consumer survey,...

Rosie, as she is known around the emergency department, has been tooling the halls of Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center in Dearborn, Mich., for six months. The fifth-generation remote-presence vehicle developed by California-based InTouch Health is...

Weather systems, new hangars and property expansion are potential projects at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport to accommodate DeKalb County’s growth. The airport, 3232 Pleasant St., has made $41 million in improvements over 20 years. Federal funding...

The company that runs Donald J. Trump’s casino properties in Atlantic City, N.J., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Camden, N.J. Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., which operates gaming properties in New Jersey, California and Indiana,...