The number of local manufacturing jobs is declining because of a weak national economy, said Roger Hopkins, executive director of DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation. "It’s not about a lack of demand," Hopkins said. "It’s about consolidating...

Two grocery companies are looking to build stores in DeKalb but won’t if DeKalb’s liquor regulations aren’t changed. Community Development Director Paul Rasmussen said neither store is interested in coming if unable to sell liquor. Currently, there...

Minors caught on the streets of DeKalb after hours better have a good excuse for the police. An amendment to the city’s curfew ordinance for children under age 17 requires police officers to ask would-be offenders why they are out past 11 p.m. Sunday...

A 54-year-old DeKalb man was killed Tuesday morning after his truck struck a light pole at the intersection of Peace and Barber Greene roads. Shortly before 8:30 a.m., Curtis J. Ashley was driving his Ford truck southbound on Peace Road in the right turn...

DeKalb County Sheriff’s police arrested a second man in connection with the beating and robbery of a DeKalb man early Friday. Humberto Gudino, 22, of 515 E. Taylor St., Apt. 8, was arrested late Monday night. He is charged with robbery and aggravated...

Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva will sponsor a fundraiser today at local Pizza Huts. The fundraiser will raise money for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois and for dialysis equipment for the hospital. Kidneys are considered the "washing machine"...

The DeKalb Liquor Commission sent a recommendation to the city council to allow a bowling alley to receive 35 percent of its income from alcohol sales instead of 25 percent. The proposed change came after Mardi Gras Lanes, the only Class J license holder...

Sycamore firefighter Bill Reynolds will go into surgery at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford today to stitch up his leg that was injured in a Feb. 9 church fire. Reynolds said surgeons will work on his calf that "blew out" when debris from...

A DeKalb man in being held at the DeKalb County Jail following his arrest late Saturday on charges of robbery and aggravated battery. Angel J. Roman, 29, of 638 S. 11th Street was arrested after police spoke to a victim of a robbery and a battery at Kishwaukee...

The words have changed, but the melody remains. There was a game with dots and squares and bingo was illegal. Until 1971, Illinois considered the popular game an illegal form of gambling and was banned. Now, bingo players are free to play the game without...

The DeKalb School Board drew a line Monday night dividing DeKalb, Malta and Cortland students between the district’s two middle schools. The board went with the proposal that was presented with the elementary school redistricting plan the board accepted...

A little change can go a long way - or at least that is what a local DeKalb family hopes. The Williams family, led by 6-year-old Diamond Williams, is trying to raise enough money to build a neonatal intensive care unit at Kishwaukee Community Hospital,...