More NIU students and DeKalb residents agree Democrat Barack Obama would not have won with such a significant lead in the U.S. Senate election if Republican Jack Ryan had not withdrawn from the race. Alan Keyes accepted the Republican nomination after...

In a room of blue and red, some DeKalb County Republicans munched on elephant-shaped cookies as they discussed U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes’ loss to Barack Obama. “I’m not surprised,” said State Sen. Brad Burzynski, R-35th District. “We...

Robert Pritchard’s incumbency may have given him an advantage in the state representative race against Democratic candidate Bob Brown. Since Pritchard was running for retention in the race, many believe that worked in his favor. “He has a history...

DeKalb public works is preparing for what may be an unusually chilly winter season. The department has stockpiled 1,000 tons of salt and a smaller store of sand. Mark Espy, assistant public works director, said he works with a $95,000 budget and usually...

Democrat Barack Obama turned in a resounding victory over Republican Alan Keyes in the U.S. Senate race. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Obama had 70 percent, or 3,425,074 votes, and Keyes had 27 percent, or 1,319,920 votes, in unofficial returns....

Greens and golds once again will illuminate the stairway of the DeKalb County Courthouse when the historic stained glass windows are replaced at the end of the month. The courthouse has been without the decoration of the windows since August when the...

As the hour drew near, State Rep. Bob Pritchard’s election celebration Tuesday began to look like less of a celebration. Pritchard huddled around a computer screen with his campaign workers anxiously awaiting the latest information that would confirm...

When Ron Matekaitis ran for DeKalb County State’s Attorney in 1996, he lost by a margin of 19 votes out of more than 20,000 total. Election night this year was an entirely different scenario for the Democratic incumbent as he won his second term by...

Clinton Rosette Middle School, 650 N. First St., must provide supplemental education services for its students next year. The 2001 No Child Left Behind Act mandates that schools make adequate yearly progress to be on target for 100-percent student proficiency...

To say the least, it’s been a good week to be State Sen. Brad Burzynski. A day after the birth of his first grandchild, Burzynski, R-35th District, retained his seat as an Illinois state senator with a landslide victory over Democratic challenger Bruce...

Two minutes before Sycamore’s City Council meeting was to begin, a group of firefighters ran out the door upon the sound of a ringing pager. The firefighters were at Monday’s meeting to introduce the department’s newest recruit, Brian Thompson....

Some Illinoisans do not vote because, they say, their vote does not count. “The election for president matters in Illinois for several reasons,” political science professor Andrea Bonnicksen said. “Voting in Illinois adds to the popular vote total...