Stemming from a unanimous vote by the city council to provide funding to Veterans Park on Gurler Road, DeKalb Park District Director Dave Emanuelson said renovations should begin almost immediately. At the council meeting Monday, council members were...

Rooming houses and private residence hall residents soon may be subject to the same restriction as university housing residents -- no halogen lamps. An amendment to the DeKalb Municipal Code is under consideration by the DeKalb City Council to ban the...

State sex offender lists have come under fire from critics who say the system relies too much on convicted felons to supply law enforcement agencies with information on their whereabouts. The criticism has been highlighted by a study conducted by the...

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is issuing a new specialty license plate available this year in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks. The "America Remembers" license plates were released in February and are available...

Hey motorists, skip the double-take! That was a female officer in that squad car you just passed. Three of the 57 sworn police officers in the DeKalb Police Department are women, which can make for interesting reactions. DeKalb Patrol Officer Reda Reese,...

If students sincerely are concerned about who and what affects their daily lives, then it’s time to act quickly because Tuesday marks the final day students and residents can register to vote for their respective aldermen. The 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th...

The DeKalb Plan Commission and Chamber of Commerce are laying out the framework for what in future years may transform downtown DeKalb into a college hotspot. As part of the five-year Streetscape program created by the Plan Commission and Main Street/DeKalb,...

Under a new permit, the owners of Cavel, the former horse-slaughtering plant on DeKalb’s far south side, plan to rebuild. Those who drive along Harvestore Drive might notice the remnants of a building and a burned out, melted down trailer. These are...

Meet a group of people that plays hockey every Monday night - a group that plays hockey on unicycles. The Unicycle University Unicycle Club was founded by the Edwards family of Rochelle. The club has performed at various parades in Rochelle and Creston,...

DeKalb residents have a way to be updated on geographic information in the county. The Information Management Office was established in 1999 in order to maintain a database of information for DeKalb County that allows people the opportunity to share and...

Registration deadline for motorists is here Passenger car owners who have license plates expiring in February can purchase renewal stickers at www.cyberdriveillinois.com, by using the "Touch Tone Renewal" system or by visiting the nearest Driver Services...

Kishwaukee College faculty members discussed topics for a possible renegotiation at a union committee meeting Tuesday. "Our plan has always been expensive," said Dan Brunsworth, a psychology instructor at Kishwaukee. Brunsworth said they had a history...