A new product called the infrared sauna may be the next health craze, especially because manufacturers say that using it can burn 600 calories in 30 minutes, relieve any number of ailments, improve mood and even reverse aging. But doctors say consumers...

Corn fans packed the streets of downtown DeKalb for their chance to eat butter-drenched ears at the city’s 26th annual Corn Fest. Last year, about 200,000 people attended the fest. Although the number was slightly smaller this year, at about 150,000,...

Nearly a year since the federal government started requiring automakers and certain suppliers to submit safety information, an estimated 10 percent have responded by submitting quarterly data on warranty claims and consumer complaints or notifying the...

Due to a grant provided by the DeKalb County Community Foundation, last year’s Thanksgiving dinner at Hope Haven was saved, said Lesly Wicks, executive director. “Three weeks before our Thanksgiving meal, our last oven broke,” she said. “We received...

The DeKalb Plan Commission postponed Wednesday a decision to permit construction of a new office building on South Fourth Street. The proposal, if approved by the commission and city council, would allow the owner of Ken Spears Construction to move the...

The DeKalb Community Development Department presented plans for new bus shelters at Thursday’s Greek Row Revitalization Plan meeting. Lynsey Johnson, a DeKalb community development intern, spoke about a new bus shelter project for the green line bus...

The number of Americans living in poverty and the number without health insurance increased in 2003 for the third straight year, according to survey results released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. In addition, the nation’s inflation-adjusted median...

Swimmers returned to the Hopkins Park pool Thursday - two days after the pool was closed by park district officials for possibly harboring a parasite that causes a diarrheal disease. Bright yellow DeKalb County Health Department fliers were posted behind...

Senate hopeful Alan Keyes introduced his theory to provide reparation to descendants of slaves during his campaign stop in Chicago last week. In response to a reporter’s question regarding lawsuits by the descendants, he proposed what he thought was...

The DeKalb City Attorney position was filled by Joliet resident Norma Guess in early August after Margo Ely left. Guess previously worked for the City of Joliet as an assistant to the corporation council. “There were 40 to 50 applicants for the position,”...

Thirsty Liquors owner Nick Tsiftilis said he plans to have a drive-through window at the store’s new location, 1039 W. Hillcrest Drive, but some liquor commission members oppose it. The former Around the Clock Diner has a drive-through and three driveways....

The John Deere dealership at 1615 W. Ill. Route 38 will relocate to the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Illinois Route 64 by fall 2005 or spring 2006. NIU bought the dealership and the land it’s on in July. The dealership is adjacent to the Convocation...