A construction update on the Annie Glidden Road project, downtown maintenance and city management staff benefits will be discussed Monday night at the DeKalb City Council workshop. The council will be updated on the progress of the $12 to $15 million...

Great Clips, 2587 Sycamore Road, will hold a cut-a-thon from Saturday through Oct. 24 to raise money for Ronald McDonald House charities. Lea Gorman, co-owner of Great Clips, said the cut-a-thon is taking place during regular salon hours. A portion of...

Party time for NIU students means overtime for DeKalb police. DeKalb police will be running double shifts tonight and Saturday night in order to monitor the large number of people who will be in town, said DeKalb police Lt. Jim Kayes. Greek Row will be...

The University Police Department staged a mock DUI crash Thursday night at the Convocation Center parking lot to inform students about the dangers of drinking and driving. “We ... wanted to cut down on DUI’s during Homecoming week and we hoped this...

DeKalb community members will have the opportunity to experience firefighting through the DeKalb Fire Department. The fourth annual Citizens Fire Academy will introduce up to 15 people to the service and training involved in becoming a firefighter. DeKalb...

The Midwest Museum of Natural History, formerly Sycamore Community Center, is nearing the completion of its $1.2 million renovation. Stage one of the construction phase is expected to be finished by the end of the year, said Museum Board President Ken...

After 88 years in business, DeKalb’s Gonterman Jewelers is closing its doors. The third-generation business, 143 E. Lincoln Highway, is in the process of shutting down. “There is a lack of foot traffic and [there is] limited parking, and those are...

Downtown DeKalb business owners reached an agreement about parking recommendations to be made to the DeKalb City Council. At a public meeting Tuesday night, business owners met with representatives from downtown DeKalb and the city’s economic development...

The DeKalb Liquor Commission met Tuesday night to discuss Class A and E liquor licenses as well as introduce any problems with Class J licenses. The problem between Class A and Class E still was a major topic of discussion for the commission. Commission...

A study released Thursday found 70 percent of drivers do not properly stop for stop signs. The National SAFE KIDS Campaign said of the 25,660 vehicles observed, 37.4 percent rolled through stop signs, and 7.2 percent failed to even slow down. “The majority...

There was no trace of students drinking at a particular bar at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, although there were plenty of empty bottles. The establishment was serving bottled oxygen, not alcohol. On Oct. 1, UNL students were free to attend an oxygen...

After three failed referendum attempts, DeKalb School District 428 has been looking for ways to stay out of the red. One cost-cutting idea the board of education has tossed around is outsourcing the custodial and kitchen services. Casey Mascal, vice president...