NIU student Kelly McClure appeared in court Friday morning for a status hearing regarding the felony theft charges that she faces. In the hearing, McClure, a former Northern Star reporter and journalism major, waived her right to a preliminary hearing....

The DeKalb County Health Department is preparing to restart its smallpox vaccination program; however, no official date has been set. The program was halted March 26 after some of the recipients had cardiac problems associated with the vaccine. Three...

The city council will vote on a resolution to determine if the city of DeKalb, DeKalb County, First Rockford Group and Kohl’s all are able to reach an agreement that would ensure the building and eventual opening of Kohl’s. With an anticipated opening...

The American Civil Liberties Union recently filed various lawsuits against the Chicago Police Department, contending that they have been routinely arresting minority individuals in a basic violation of discriminatory regulations. Chicago resident Shani...

Jacklyn King, landscape division supervisor for the DeKalb Park District, is down to earth. Literally. "I love the plants; the trees are fascinating," she said. "It’s that special feeling you get when you see that tree on its way, and you put it there."...

Filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy should not affect local Eagle Food Centers as of yet. The company filed for bankruptcy on Monday at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago in order to "effectuate its restructuring initiatives...

Sometimes laughter is the only way to get the gruesome and grotesque out of your mind. And for DeKalb firefighters and paramedics, that’s just what they have to do. The DeKalb Fire Department consists of three stations located in different sections...

A failed referendum and continued development within the city has prompted the DeKalb Plan Commission to find logical, cost-effective methods to encourage reasonable residential growth, while continuing to attract profitable commercial and industrial...

The newly elected school board members took a first glance at the serious, impending challenges that face District 428 at Monday’s meeting. District 428 said goodbye to school board members Donald Gladden, Sue Hildebrandt, vice president Charles Lundgren...

The commercial expansion of DeKalb is seeing a new addition to the area. The Ohio-based Elder Beerman Department Store, located on Sycamore Road, plans to open its first store in the Chicago metropolitan area on Wednesday at the Northland Plaza, located...

Another scam has made its way into DeKalb in the past weeks, and law enforcement officials again are asking area residents to keep a lookout. Two residents reported being approached by two men who offered services to do home repairs for an inexpensive...

DeKalb’s sandwich industry soon will have a new addition when Quiznos Sub opens a new location in the coming months. The new location will open in the Lincoln Center on the corner of Annie Glidden Road and Lincoln Highway, said Maureen Bassett, general...