It should be as easy to search a computer as it is to search the Web. And Google, the current king of Web-searching, recently introduced a new desktop program for Windows PCs that swiftly searches a computer’s hard drive for documents, e-mail messages,...

Bright orange fliers passed around campus signaled the return of the “Unveiling the Darkness” presentation sponsored by Campus Missions International. The fliers feature the faces of two men: Anton LeVay, who founded the Church of Satan in 1966, and...

Officials have decided the make up of The DeKalb High School Task Force and have decided not to include high school administrators. The task force, appointed by DeKalb High School principal Larry Stinson, contains 15 members of various ethnicities. It...

College Democrats and College Republicans tossed verbal jabs and hooks during a debate in the Holmes Student Center Regency Room Tuesday night. Members of the Black Student Union, NAACP, forensics team and political science groups helped the College Republicans...

Illinois may pass two amendments in hopes of helping low and moderate income families receive low income housing. The DeKalb County Continuum of Care discussed the possible amendments in addition to concerns for its proposed five-year budget at Tuesday’s...

With a yearly income of less than $20,000, Ninette Weaver is not the typical Republican - but she may be the norm in DeKalb County. Republicans with less than average incomes seem to be the norm in the county. Although residents make less money than the...

The city council approved the three year contract at Monday’s meeting by a 5-2 vote. The contract calls for a 5 percent increase in payments from the Cortland Fire District each year it is in effect, DeKalb Fire Chief Lanny Russell said. Fifth Ward...

Americans who simply must have a flu shot are heading north to Canadian clinics willing to inoculate them, some paying as much as $55 in U.S. dollars - more than seven times what it would cost at some U.S. public health programs. "I don’t care what...

The Barn will soon face allegations of a cover charge violation - the bar’s second violation in six months. The Barn, 1215 Blackhawk Road, allegedly charged a cover charge in May, less than a week after the restaurant’s May 19 liquor commission hearing....

DeKalb County has been using the same voting machines since the 2000 presidential primary and does not see any potential voting problems for this year’s election. Hanging chads are not an issue, said County Clerk Sharon Holmes. The voting machines are...

Vote testing took place without a hitch Tuesday afternoon, a week prior to the Nov. 2 general election. Representatives from the Democratic and Republican parties gave their approval to the automatic tabulating system after seeing it in action at the...

The DeKalb City Council will be hitting the streets soon to solicit citizen input on neighborhood issues. Mayor Greg Sparrow said open houses will give citizens the “opportunity to meet in a comfortable setting.” “Some people are intimidated by...