Mortgage lenders read your credit reports like a script that tells them exactly how likely you are to go into foreclosure. Investors who buy cheap properties at the foreclosure auctions know their role well. If you’re drawn into a foreclosure drama,...

Employment opportunities may decline for this year’s fourth quarter in the DeKalb area. Manpower, a temporary staffing company, released today the results of its fourth-quarter employment outlook survey. Michelle Luther, Sycamore branch manager, 2492...

NIU’s female employees are invited to the University Women’s Club’s annual reception today to learn about membership possibilities. The club will host its free annual fall reception at 4 p.m. to garner new members. “This is really a fun evening...

Brian Johnson’s girlfriend and friends firmly believe his death was an accident, not a suicide. Johnson, 37, a former Hope Haven resident, died when an eastbound freight train hit him Friday night at the intersection of Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway....

Despite reports of gunshots at the brawl that broke out early Sunday morning at Husky Grill and Sports Bar, police have found no evidence of shots being fired. Witnesses claimed firecrackers were set off at the bar, sparking a chain of events that involved...

The DeKalb City Council approved measures to construct Macom Drive in Park 88 at Monday’s meeting. The council authorized DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow to enter into an economic-development program agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation....

SYMPTOMS OF CLINICAL DEPRESSION Depression is more than just the blues. Its mildest form occurs when the feelings that accompany sadness or grief linger, or when bad moods interfere with a person’s ability to carry on daily life or enjoy activities...

Police are investigating a fight that occurred at Husky Grill and Sports Bar early Sunday morning. DeKalb police said they were called to a report of a fight at 1205 W. Lincoln Highway, at 12:57 a.m. and found a large crowd at the business. DeKalb County...

The DeKalb Fire Department’s Web site has been revamped with a new, easier-to-use layout. “We made it more user-friendly,” said DeKalb Fire Department secretary Traci Lemay, who helped build the site along with DeKalb Public Works technician and...

Since 1888, the DeKalb County Fair in Sandwich has hosted a number of vendors, and this year was no exception. With a longstanding tradition of highlighting area merchants and craftsmen, this weekend’s fair also attracted those looking for good conversation....

The Egyptian Theatre and the Sycamore Fire Department hosted programs to remember those who passed away on Sept. 11, 2001. The fire department’s ceremony began at 7:30 a.m., coordinated to occur at the exact moment the World Trade Center events occurred....

A freight train hit and killed a pedestrian Friday night at the corner of Fourth Street and Lincoln Highway. The accident occurred when Brian Johnson, 37, of DeKalb stepped in front of an eastbound Union Pacific train. The train hit Johnson around 9:30...