Population growth in the school district and local traffic density were two major concerns of the DeKalb Plan Commission as they discussed Wednesday the next update to the comprehensive plan. The plan will address ways to deal with the district’s student...

Few products are as closely associated with the American lifestyle as Coca-Cola. Yet there appears to be growing demand among U.S. cola connoisseurs for foreign-made Coke, which has real sugar and costs more than the everyday variety made with high-fructose...

Illinois ranked sixth in the nation for motorcycle fatalities in 2003, with numbers up 47 percent from the previous year, according to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis. The center’s report comes on the heels of nine fatal motorcycle accidents...

The first of three scheduled presidential debates will start at the University of Miami in Coral Gabes, Fla. tonight. All three debates are scheduled for 8 p.m. on their respective days and will air on all major broadcast networks and cable news channels....

In a world of rising health care costs and, in turn, rising insurance premiums, the buck stops with patients. The Kaiser Family Foundation, a California-based, non-profit, private foundation, and Health Research Educational Trust announced earlier this...

The cutting of state-mandated tests in writing and social science for Illinois high school students has caused uncertainty among NIU faculty. The move, effective in 2006, will eliminate testing in subjects that fall outside the requirements of the federal...

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church will build a new home on nearly 16 acres of land north of Sycamore to replace their church that burned down in February. The fire claimed the 66-year-old church at 327 S. Main St. Feb. 9, leaving the congregation a...

The Sycamore Fire Department will get a new wardrobe thanks to a $31,600 grant from the federal Department of Homeland Security. Sycamore Fire Chief Bill Riddle said the department will buy personal protective equipment, including turnout gear and possibly...

DeKalb City Council members could not decide Monday night whether to seek bids for city well repairs or award the contract to a company that has long maintained the wells. Layne-Western, a firm that drills, repairs and maintains DeKalb’s deep-well systems,...

DeKalb County Sheriff’s police said there are no indications of foul play in the death of a Kingston man shortly after his Army discharge. The body of 23-year-old Michael Torok was found Friday in a rural area near Monroe Center in Ogle County. DeKalb...

Most cell-phone companies don’t offer the type of detailed coverage maps now available from Cingular and T-Mobile. That means consumers need to do more footwork when picking a carrier. The stakes are higher than you might think when buying a $40-a-month...

Local residents voiced concern at a public forum Monday over the 70 to 80 trains that rumble each day through the intersection at Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway. The DeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study, a metropolitan planning organization, hosted...