Counterfeit money has been a problem for law enforcement officials since coins and printed paper first were used as currency. Today, digital technology has made it easier for would-be counterfeiters to create realistic false dollars with relative ease,...

Signs are posted in the lots sporting phrases like "Tow Risk Area" or "No parking except for authorized vehicles." For students who do not know, there is a city ordinance that limits the fines imposed by the towing companies. According to the opening...

A new state-wide initiative to ban smoking in restaurants and bars has local DeKalb businesses concerned. "[In] any nightclub or bar, the majority of people smoke," said Morgan Kiederlen, manager at Molly’s Eatery and Drinkery, located at 1022 W. Lincoln...

The DeKalb County Health Department wants to help area residents breathe easier this winter. Karen Grush, a DeKalb County public health administrator, recommends residents use humidifiers in their homes to circulate moisture during the dry winter season....

Some DeKalb residents are singing the blues, but these feelings aren’t necessarily musical. Rather, these feelings of sadness could be a result of two kinds of depression prevalent in the winter months: post-holiday depression and seasonal affective...

Rio Nights, a new club, is unleashing itself on DeKalb night life. The new club, located on Third Street, home of the former Club Vertigo, will feature a bar and restaurant as well as a dance area. "It’s completely different," said Hector Lopez, personnel...

DeKalb Police Department, how may I help you? Those are the words heard when the phone rings at the DeKalb Police Department, located at 200 S. Fourth St. With an average of 20 emergency phone calls and several hundred non-emergency service calls each...

The days prior to breaks and Friday evenings alike can find the Annie Glidden and Taylor Street intersection a congested mess of eager students awaiting a smooth ride home. Seeing this intersection as a potential obstacle, the DeKalb City Council will...

Renovating and remodeling twenty-year-old homes may have aesthetic benefits, but in the long run it can have its drawbacks. Homes built prior to 1978 generally were modeled with a specific type of paint that, before regulations banned it from the market,...

Art enthusiasts now will be able to enjoy mobile exhibitions in DeKalb County. A skin art studio has opened in Cortland after months of efforts to gain approval from the Cortland Town Board. Proton Studio, 2004 Somonauk Road, was opened about a month...

The Savannah Green development has another hurdle to cross before the touted development can be approved. Over the past few months, the project has been halted for further consideration, and discussions have been rescheduled. "If we don’t have a school,...

The DeKalb County Farmland Foundation (DCFF), a three-year-old non-profit organization, wants to prevent the loss of open land and farmland to urbanization. "We offer a one-time compensation for the privilege of holding a landowner’s right to develop...