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...

SYCAMORE - A Sycamore firefighter is in serious but stable condition at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford following a Monday evening church fire at 327 S. Main St., Sycamore. Bill Reynolds was injured when debris from an explosion at St. John...

Running for president is one race where being “average” may help out, according to research from an NIU professor. John Kerry, who took both Virginia and Tennessee’s primaries Tuesday night, does not rate well in terms of attractiveness, said political...

If new legislation passes, NIU might have to spend a couple million dollars to install sprinklers in the residence halls. House Bill 4361, which will go to the Illinois legislature during this session, would require all Illinois universities and colleges...

An attempt to save an old post office convinced 3rd Ward Alderman Steve Kapitan to run for the DeKalb City Council. “The city had worked out a subsidy to bring in Walgreens,” Kapitan said. “They had discussed it in closed meetings.” By that time,...

B&B Development is planning to build another development on Plank Road, northeast of Route 23 in Sycamore. Construction on the development, called Sycamore Creek, Phase Two, will not begin until 2010. Construction on the company’s other development,...

After losing its last three games, the good news for the NIU women’s basketball team is that its next opponent is 0-8 in MAC play. As the Huskies have a game at 7 p.m. today at Akron, NIU coach Carol Hammerle’s goal is not to take the Zips lightly....

Second Ward Alderman Kris Povlsen expressed his anger at Monday night’s DeKalb City Council meeting about Amnesia night club’s alleged liquor violations. Amnesia, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway, is being investigated for allowing minors to enter and drink...

The Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership is holding a grant-writing workshop at 6 p.m. Feb. 12. in the Baltic Mill Annex, 920 W. Lincoln Ave, Belvidere. The state has made about $3.3 million available to partnerships similar to the Kishwaukee partnership,...

SYCAMORE - Hundreds of people lined the sidewalks and watched helplessly Monday evening as a fire destroyed the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sycamore. Two firefighters were injured. Sycamore firefighters were called to the church, 327 S. Main...

Those interested in becoming firefighters have a chance with the Sycamore Fire Department. The department now is accepting applications for paid, on-call college interns. The interns will be selected for the appointment on Aug. 1. The on-call firefighters...