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...

Tune in DeKalb, the air waves of the Northern Public Radio now will include talk and call-in shows. The NIU broadcast center, located on 801 N. First St., received a grant last spring to build a new interview studio. The money to build this addition came...

The DeKalb Area Women’s Center is presenting the artwork of NIU alumna Karen Homstad throughout this month. The center, located at 1021 State St., will present Homstad’s work through Sept. 27. Homstad is a veteran artist who received a degree in art...

Those looking for world-class education on wildlife in their own backyards, soon will not have to travel to the Field Museum in Chicago. The Midwest Museum of Natural History recently received a $175,000 grant from the Illinois Transportation Board. The...

New York firefighter Ed Rodriguez made his way back to DeKalb this weekend for an open house in his honor at DeKalb Fire Station No. 1. "I was invited by the firemen," Rodriguez said. "I made a lot of friends here the last time I came." Rodriguez’s...

With big-name acts coming to the Convocation Center, traffic problems will only get worse for the University Police. Having nearly 6,000 people for the two-hour Bill Cosby show caused enormous traffic congestion on Annie Glidden Road, and University Police...

Until corrected information from the Census Bureau arrives, the redistricting plan to alter DeKalb’s wards still is on hold. "[The city] is obviously held in a short time frame," Mayor Greg Sparrow said. Elections for odd-numbered wards are in April,...

Fashion-conscious students and residents soon may have a new place to find the styles that make them stand out. Dayton, Ohio-based retailer Elder-Beerman is close to inking a deal that would bring one of its stores to town, City Manager Jim Connors said....

Rockey Garvey, 22, a former NIU student, was convicted of arson and sentenced to a five-year prison sentence Monday. Garvey, along with Joseph Avery, 25, was charged with residential and aggravated arson after a Dec. 6, 2000, fire to a home on Second...

World Trade Center survivor and New York firefighter Ed Rodriguez will make his way back to DeKalb this week. The New York native visited DeKalb in March as part of an initiative called "Cities Unite America and Thank New York City Firefighters." From...

The DeKalb City Council on Monday increased the tax city residents will pay for telephone service. The tax increase, which takes effect next year, was included as part of a larger ordinance that changes the way DeKalb will collect its municipal tax on...