By January, all University Police officers will be certified as Emergency Medical Technicians by the state of Illinois. "We are the only department in Illinois that has its officers trained as EMTs," said Lt. Matthew Kiederlen, University Police operations...

Art Therapy is a form of counseling that encourages the use of one’s creativity to bring light to emotions. "We all have our own emotional wounds," said Lisa Kay, a licensed clinical professional counselor and board certified art therapist at the Center...

DeKalb County now is a dominant figure in the fight against domestic violence. The county collaborated with several organizations in an effort to combat the issue, including Safe Passage, DeKalb County State’s Attorney Ron Matekaitis, members of the...

The DeKalb City Council unanimously approved an ordinance Monday night that gives the DeKalb Fire Department authorization to recover costs stemming from malicious, reckless or negligent actions. This is an increase of the department’s narrowly defined...

Starting on Oct. 3, AT&T Broadband will change its television programming. AT&T will change the channel locations of some of its existing stations, and add new channels to its basic cable service. Some of the old channels making the leap include...

In a 5-1 vote Monday night, the city council agreed to postpone annexing 14.55 acres of vacant land located south of Greenwood Acres Drive and east of Vienna Boulevard. The proposal calls for the city to annex a slice of property to be donated to the...

DeKalb will commemorate Sept. 11 with multiple events. The DeKalb City Council will declare Sept. 11 as "Patriots Day" in DeKalb, assistant city clerk Tonya Christensen said. Additionally, a traditional fire department bell ceremony will occur at 9 a.m....

DeKalb shoppers will be happy to know that the city is closing in on an agreement to bring a Kohl’s department store to town. DeKalb County Administrator Ray Bockman said Kohl’s is intent on bringing a store to the area, although its choices are not...

The Family Service Agency of DeKalb is beginning yet another semester of its Big Brothers-Big Sisters Learning About Different Abilities Program. LADA is an educational program that seeks to teach elementary-age students how to better understand and accept...

Commuters looking for another way to bypass downtown DeKalb will not have to wait much longer. The second phase of the $1 million Bethany Road project is expected to be completed within 90 days. Bethany Road, which currently runs from Sycamore Road to...

On Monday night, the DeKalb City Council will consider a request by county administrator Ray Bockman that may bring Kohl’s to DeKalb. The department store could move into Lot 12, east of Lowe’s Home Improvement Store in the Market Square shopping...

Get lost in the maize! Jonamac Orchard, located at 19412 Shabbona Road in Malta, has opened its third annual corn maze for the fall season. "Every year we come up with a sketch of what we want the maze to look like and we work with a maze designer who...