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Gov. Blagojevich maintains support

By Greg Feltes | January 14, 2004

As Gov. Rod Blagojevich prepares for his State of the State address on Thursday, he is enjoying widespread support across Illinois. However, some DeKalb and Sycamore residents are expressing concern about his performance as he starts his second year in...

Closed meetings now open

By Nicholas Alajakis | January 14, 2004

A new amendment now requires that governmental bodies in Illinois record meetings that are closed to the public in either a visual or audio format. Under the original Illinois Open Meetings Act, all closed-door meetings of officials required only that...

Sycamore resident charged with abuse

By Libby John | January 14, 2004

A Sycamore man was charged Tuesday for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. Charles Rowe, 52, is being charged for allegedly taking nude photos of a minor. “He is also the legal guardian of the female,” DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said. Sycamore...

Connors steps down as city manager

By Libby John | January 14, 2004

DeKalb City Manager Jim Connors may have had his office cleaned out by Monday, but the opinions he formed in his six years as city manager linger. Although Connors said he will miss the people he worked with, this past year has been a disappointment to...

Census could garner $300,000

By Libby John | January 14, 2004

The city of DeKalb could receive about $300,000 more in state and federal money, depending on the results of a special census.

The federal census is conducted every 10 years. Usually, suburbs with faster growth conduct a special census.

The special census will be conducted in areas of DeKalb where rapid growth has occurred since 2000, said Doug Eaton, planning technician for DeKalb.

The new census expects to count about 3,000 more people, said Linda Wiggins, director of administrative services.

The city receives about $100 per person. With the expected 3,000 extra people, DeKalb can get about $300,000 more, Wiggins said.

The door-to-door census will be conducted by a special census representative and local volunteers.

Questions will include age, gender, race and the number of people per household, Eaton said.

“We felt we had new growth and not everyone was counted,” Eaton added.

One deciding factor when choosing areas for the census was the buildings in those areas, Eaton said.

There was one apartment building where only 53 people were counted; however, there are about 82 units and 2.5 people can live in each.

“For a place like that, it should be about 200 people,” he said.

There are two major sources of tax revenue: city and state income tax and motor field tax.

“The state decides how much money each city gets,” Eaton said. “It goes up and down.”

The money from the motor field tax is used for street repair and paving. The state income tax proceeds go into the general fund.

The special census will begin Feb. 2 and will take three to four weeks to complete.

“We made sure to get the word out,” Eaton said. “We hope everyone will cooperate.”

Make that money!

By Laura Grandt | January 14, 2004

The 35-cent increase in minimum hourly wages doesn’t change the plans of local businesses or workers, but next year’s $1 increase may prompt adjustments. As of Jan. 1, the minimum wage in Illinois increased from $5.15 to $5.50 an hour. “I don’t...

Woman charged with stabbing friend

By Nicholas Alajakis | January 13, 2004

A DeKalb woman is in police custody following the stabbing of her friend early Sunday morning. Mary J. Cook, 41, of 730 N. 14th St., was charged with aggravated battery after a stabbing in the 100 block of Greenwood Acres, just outside DeKalb’s city...

DeKalb County short on flu vaccine

By Nick Swedberg | January 13, 2004

The DeKalb County Health Department will administer the flu vaccine only to DeKalb County residents deemed to be at the highest risk for influenza complications. “We’re receiving a limited supply,” said Jane Lux, director of the Personal Health...

City selects manager

By Nick Swedberg | January 13, 2004

The DeKalb City Council became one step closer to hiring Mark Biernacki as the city’s top administrator at Monday’s city council meeting. The city began its search for a new city manager during Winter Break after Jim Connors announced his retirement...

Shafer walks away

By Steve Brown | January 13, 2004

The Fighting Illini just can’t get enough of NIU football coaches. Scott Shafer, the Huskies’ defensive coordinator for the 2003 season, was hired by Illinois head coach Ron Turner on Dec. 31 to become the Illini secondary coach. Shafer joins friends...

Council agreement under scrutiny

By Stephanie Gandsey | January 13, 2004

Three members of the DeKalb City Council voiced disapproval when the employment agreement between the city and Mark Biernacki, the possible new city manager, passed Monday night. If the agreement passes on the second reading in two weeks, Biernacki will...

Student arrested for burglary

By Nicholas Alajakis | January 13, 2004

DeKalb police made an arrest last week for an August robbery of the former Lambda Chi Alpha house, 917 Greenbrier Road. NIU student Mark Lehman, 23, of DeKalb, was arrested Jan. 2 after police found items missing from the former Lambda Chi house in his...

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