Business and government leaders are hoping the Greater Rockford Airport can launch economic growth in the Rock River Valley. John Lewis, associate vice president for NIU’s Outreach Program, has done extensive research on the economy in northwestern...

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,...

The city of DeKalb is charging The Barn with charging patrons to enter the business. That is a violation of the DeKalb Municipal Code, which states that Class E liquor license holders are not allowed to charge patrons cover for entering the establishments....

DeKalb High School and District 428’s elementary schools are revising their approach to teaching Spanish-speaking students. The school board approved the curriculum changes for the 2004-’05 school year at its meeting March 15. "There is a lot of research...

The DeKalb Plan Commission may be recognized for its efforts to be more ethical. Last year, the commission adopted a code of ethics for its members, said Paul Rasmussen, director of Community Development. The International City and County Manager Association...

The race to November for the Illinois 70th Representative District seat is on, and two candidates already have launched their campaigns. On March 16, Robert Pritchard won the Republican nomination for state representative while Bob Brown took the Democratic...

An NIU student was killed Wednesday evening in an Ogle County automobile accident. Amanda Starkweather, an 18-year-old pre-athletic training major, was killed when the vehicle she was driving was struck at about 6:30 p.m. Starkweather was turning onto...

Thursday afternoon, workers were busy sweeping the parking lot clean in preparation of Best Buy’s grand opening. The 20,000 square-foot electronics retailer at 2074 Sycamore Road is preparing to open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. today....

Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed an initiative this November that gave nine Illinois communities $2.5 million to help decrease club drug use. The Ben Gordon Center, 12 Health Services Drive, received $55,000 of the grant to help educate and prevent club drug...

Mardi Gras Lanes will ask the DeKalb Liquor Commission Tuesday to review its Class J liquor license. According to the DeKalb Municipal Code, the license authorizes the retail sale of alcoholic liquor by bowling alleys and simulated golf establishments...

The DeKalb Park District is keeping up with the population’s growth by expanding facilities and adding programs. "The DeKalb Park District has anticipated for the growth and has set up advisory committees of people in the community to find out what...

A Sycamore man is being held on $300,000 bail after being arrested and charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. Jonathan E. Loyd, 23, was arrested Tuesday following an investigation by DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies into an incident...