On Oct. 21, the DeKalb Park District will find out if it will receive the National Gold Medal Award. The award is for "excellence in parks and recreation programs and facilities,"said Dave Emanuelson, executive director for the park district. The Gold...

The DeKalb Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its 63rd annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. Sunday at Hopkins Park. "According to people down here, it’s the longest-running Easter egg hunt, except for the one on the lawn of the White House," said Jerry...

When the time comes to take down the Anna Kournikova calendar, haul out the lime-green couch and finally move out of the hole you live in, know that you have rights and obligations. The city of DeKalb has a tenant handbook which outlines the legal rights...

With schools in District 428 overcrowding and no referendum dollars looming in the horizon, the next step in trying to fund area schools may rest on the recent efforts of Governor Rod Blagojevich and the state to provide additional funding. Superintendent...

Arising from complaints by city operational units, the DeKalb Plan Commission discussed possibilities of alleviating overcrowded parking lots in various areas of the city at Wednesday’s meeting. Community Development Director Paul Rasmussen said various...

With the college semester coming to a close, many students are leaving the residence halls behind to venture into the world of apartments. But renters should know the regulations and their rights before signing any lease with a property owner. Landlords...

DeKalb fifth and sixth grade girls are being empowered with knowledge, acceptance and freedom of individual body types with help from the NIU organization Girl Power. The program began in November when the organization, headed by Ricki Giersch, a health...

The city is continuing its efforts to bring popular retail businesses to DeKalb thanks to the council taking the first step by passing a resolution to bring a Kohl’s department store to DeKalb. The agreement is a developmental one with DeKalb County...

Two Malta schools could act as short-term solutions to the overcrowding problems at DeKalb’s schools. The failed referendum has school board members discussing the idea of utilizing space at Malta Elementary, 507 N. Third St., and Malta High School,...

Being in the crosswalk doesn’t give pedestrians the right of way, and often causes irritations for drivers trying to avoid them. Students cross the intersection of Annie Glidden Road and Lucinda Avenue many times a day as they travel from the residence...

About 30 Sycamore and DeKalb residents gathered in front of the Sycamore Courthouse on Friday to remember victims of child abuse. The commemorators held hands in a circle in front of the courthouse, 133 W. State St., Sycamore, while Judge Kurt Klein said...