Faced with resident opposition, the plan commission denied 4-0 a proposition Wednesday to allow the establishment of a real estate office on Sycamore Road. The owner of 1211 Sycamore Road received a special use permit in 2001 to use the property as a...

Five-year-old Evan Scott munched on a white-frosted donut as he sat among piles of groceries in the basket of his mother’s cart. Evan’s four-year-old brother, Dane, occupied the cart’s child seat, eating a chocolate chip cookie as their mom perused...

Just Make It Happen will hold the final event of its We Care campaign in DeKalb County to send supplies to troops in Iraq. The “Duty Honor Country ... We Remember You” patriotic show will begin at 7:30 p.m., with the lobby opening at 6:30 p.m. today...

It has been recommended that DeKalb should keep the same tax rate as last year. If the city keeps the rate, property owners will not encounter higher taxes. This issue was discussed Monday at a City Council Workshop meeting. Consideration of the 2004...

R & M Aviation Inc., responsible for operations and management of DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, has pulled out of their contract with the city with about a year and a half left contractually. DeKalb City Manager Mark Biernacki announced the move...

Union leaders for United Airlines’ flight attendants are preparing members for a strike should the airline’s management use the bankruptcy court to force contract changes. The Association of Flight Attendants’ master executive council unanimously...

U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Yorkville, accepted the nomination Tuesday to continue his historic leadership run as speaker of the House. “If he serves through the end of this term, he will be the longest-running Republican speaker of the House...

DeKalb police announced the arrests of three men after they were found to be in possession of stolen vehicles. Samuel Jackson, 22, Ramon Blanco, 42 and Rodolfo Galvan, 36, all of DeKalb, were charged with at least one count of possession each of a stolen...

These days, you might shun french fries for political reasons - remember freedom fries? - but Jeanne M. Manson, for one, believes they’re perfectly safe to eat. That might not be noteworthy except for this: A 2002 Swedish study found that frying or...

DeKalb residents Norman and Julia Busch knew they needed help when they decided to start a business. That’s why they attended the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce “Issues and Answers” event Monday afternoon at the National Bank and Trust Co. board room,...

Sycamore officials are considering revising the city’s property tax levy. Five plans will be investigated, one of which proposes lowering the city tax rate by 3.64 percent, the most popular plan among the council members. Although the tax rate for the...

Some people dread Mondays - but members of the District 428 School Board will have one less thing to do on Mondays, beginning in January. The board voted unanimously to change school board meeting dates for 2005. Beginning Jan. 18, the board will meet...