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Phone service expands

By Christina Chapman | November 24, 2003

Cell phone users no longer are tied to their carriers because of their phone number. Now, they can switch carriers and take their phone number with them. Starting today, people within the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the country, which includes DeKalb,...

DeKalb Co. Forest Preserve purchases natural wetlands

By Nick Swedberg | November 21, 2003

A $1.2 million purchase by the DeKalb County Forest Preserve has added 300 acres to DeKalb County’s natural landscape. Terry Hannan, superintendent of the forest preserve, said the land, the Potawatomi Woods Forest Preserve, is located along the Kishwaukee...

Bar ordinance up in the air

By Nick Swedberg | November 21, 2003

Bar hours will be extended and cover charges will be restricted if the DeKalb City Council approves an ordinance which is up for a second reading at Monday’s meeting. The ordinance calls for amending DeKalb’s municipal code by restricting the use...

O’Leary’s Irish Pub to open downtown

By Dan Patterson | November 21, 2003

An Irish pub may be up and running in downtown DeKalb in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Mel Witmer, owner of O’Leary’s Irish Pub and Grill in Dixon, has purchased the former Maurice’s building at 260 E. Lincoln Highway. The building has been vacant...

Horse bill tabled

By Mark Bieganski | November 20, 2003

State Rep. Robert S. Molaro (D-Chicago) temporarily withdrew a state bill Wednesday that could have banned the slaughtering of horses for exportation. The decision was made out of respect for the late Rep. David Wirsing (R-Sycamore), who died Sunday of...

County board honors Wirsing

By Robert Filicette | November 20, 2003

State Rep. David Wirsing (R-Sycamore) was honored for his excellence in the community Wednesday night at the DeKalb County Board meeting. A plaque was presented by board chairman Robert Pritchard in honor of the representative, who died Sunday of a heart...

Police arrest two men for thefts

By Dan Patterson | November 20, 2003

DeKalb County Sheriff’s police have arrested two men in connection with a string of burglaries and vehicle thefts that occurred between June and October. Sheriff’s department investigators suspect the two men may have been involved in as many as 10...

Who let the dogs out?

By Jackie Burke | November 20, 2003

The stadium fills by the minute. Adrenaline rushes through Roxy’s body. Today is her big day. The scoreboard clock counts down the minutes. As the crowd gets louder, Roxy’s eyes widen with excitement. The marching band finishes its pregame show. Roxy...

Starting off poor to giving more

By Felix Fimbres | November 19, 2003

The DeKalb County Community Foundation has been a source of funding for non-profit organizations for the past 10 years. In 2002, more than $30,000 went to NIU to help fund a documentary by Jeff Towne about DeKalb in the 1960s, and to NIU’s Child Care...

Plan seeks to improve North Fifth Ward area for residents

By Robert Filicette | November 19, 2003

The North Fifth Ward Neighborhood Plan was constructed to help improve the area for its residents and surrounding community.

The goal for the plan was to address concerns from the community. The areas of most concern include the appearance of the neighborhood, traffic management, compatibility of single-family and multi-family homes and the possible demolition of older, architecturally interesting structures that would contribute to the character of the neighborhood.

The neighborhood is located east of the Kishwaukee River, west of First Street and north of Lincoln Highway.

The plan dates back to January 2002, when the first meeting was held to discuss the plan. At this meeting, the residents and property owners discussed their likes and dislikes about the plan.

While the plan has yet to be adopted, part of it - the improvement of Miller Avenue - was recommended and finished last year.

“The three main areas are traffic and parking, property maintenance and land use,” said City Planner Ray Keller. “The property maintenance primarily deals with keeping properties well-attended.”

Keller said some examples of property maintenance issues include excessive weekend garbage and weeds. Land use issues involve the community having both single and multi-family homes. Keller said this is how it was intended when DeKalb was first developed 100 years ago.

“Now it has changed because back then, there were no cars and parking wasn’t an issue,” Keller said. “Almost every student has a car now, so there is a parking issue.”

The DeKalb Landmark Commission advises the mayor, city council and residents to make suggestions and offer advice in any matter involving the historic preservation effort.

Donna Gable, chairwoman for the commission, said the neighborhood has connections to the university with having single and multiple-family homes.

“This was the premier place to live a while back when the neighborhood was first developed,” Gable said. “Improvements can be made and property owners and renters can probably agree that they can be made.”

Gable said some residents think the landmark commission will tell residents what to do and how to do it when fixing their residences.

The North Fifth Ward Neighborhood Plan is not the first of its kind. The DeKalb area also had previous plans over the past few years that helped improve Pleasant Street and Greek Row.

The plan will be brought for adoption by the city council at its meeting on Monday.

Class E liquor licenses in peril

By Laura Grandt | November 18, 2003

With an upcoming decision on a resolution that would affect Class E liquor licenses in town, some business owners are contemplating the effect of a changed ordinance. The resolution, up for a vote at the city council meeting Monday, could force Class...

New stair code proposed

By Stephanie Gandsey | November 18, 2003

DeKalb staircases may change in size if a proposed ordinance passes at a December meeting. The Code Enforcement Division presented the new International Code to the DeKalb City Council on Monday night. The proposal would make staircases two feet longer,...

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