Baker brings different background to city council By Nick Swedberg Senior Reporter Dave Baker spent 25 years working for a copying service before trying his hand at politics and becoming an alderman. “I was one of the typists,” Baker said. He helped...

Local schools’ decisions to remove soda varies with the district. The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a formal statement in January in favor of removing soft drinks from schools. Sycamore has decided to keep the soda option for students. Sycamore...

SYCAMORE - Visiting organist Bob Schaeffer played what he could on a grand piano at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church’s Sunday service. “I tried to make the instrument do what it could,” Schaeffer said after the service. “Could you hear it...

Contractors are drilling a new well in Sycamore and will install equipment to remove radium to improve city water quality. Drilling began three weeks ago and should be completed by March 10, Sycamore Water Superintendent Ebe Smith said. The city chose...

Northlander, downtown DeKalb’s outdoor sporting goods store, is closing its doors at the end of the month. The store at 209 E. Lincoln Highway opened five years ago, owner Tracy Pierce said. “We will greatly miss Northlander,” said Jennifer Groce,...

Stadium Drive will get a facelift with the addition of countdown timers and stoplights at the Annie Glidden Road crosswalk. The temporary stoplights will be replaced by permanent stoplights in June. Crosswalk timers also will be added to give pedestrians...

Last summer’s lack of rain puts local farmers in need of more snow. Winter snow serves several purposes for DeKalb and other farming communities statewide. Lyle Paul, an agronomist with the University of Illinois Agronomy Research, said snow cover counts...

SYCAMORE - Sycamore firefighters and state fire marshals still are investigating Monday’s fire at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 327 S. Main St. Church officials, meanwhile, are scrambling to get things back to normal for parishioners, despite...

The DeKalb County Domestic Violence CourtWatch reported that none of the judges serving in DeKalb County met the organization’s requirements. CourtWatch, a volunteer organization, was established last year to observe court proceedings in domestic violence...

Mike Knowlton, 4th Ward alderman for the city of DeKalb, describes himself as a “nuts-and-bolts kind of guy.” Knowlton, who has been in the position for three years, has worked in the industrial engineering management field for 25 years. The reason...

The DeKalb Plan Commission voted to approve a possible grocery store to be located at the southwest corner of Annie Glidden and Dresser roads. Southtown Ventures LLC and DuWayne Andresen are conducting a joint venture on the property. Along with new commercial...

DeKalb’s Citizen Environmental Commission has waged a war on junk mail. The commission began research on the amount of junk mail sent to homes eight months ago and now is creating a pamphlet to educate the public about what can be done to stop junk...