Barsema Hall will be opening its doors today, but the nearly 4,800 business students looking for a quick way to class will find no bus waiting to take them there. Despite an on-going effort by Student Association Transportation Director Maurice Montgomery,...

Hordes of new students walking down Annie Glidden Road can mean only one thing: School is starting and it’s time to party. That can get some people into trouble, though. "The first couple of weekends, we just want to get people out to enforce the city...

Corn Fest usually attracts more than 50,000 people each year, but its 25th anniversary celebration saw record crowds of about 100,000 over the past weekend. Jeff Richardson, chairman of the Corn Fest planning board, said an average of 12,000 to 15,000...

A unanimous decision in favor of the school impact fee proposal was reached at the Aug. 12 DeKalb city council meeting. The decision raised the value of land for new homes from $50,000 to $75,000 an acre. The fees will be due at the time of final map...

In a few years, a SWAT team may not be called for life-threatening events. Police squad cars could be all that’s needed. More police stations in Chicagoland communities are placing semi-automatic rifles in squad cars, according to the July 24 issue...

There’s no need to find a ride or drive yourself after a night of drinking - Cruisers Taxi is there to help. Now that the taxi service has a reserved parking space in the downtown business district, it will be easier to get home more safely. The city...

The DeKalb Water Resources Division is working around the clock to remove contaminants from the drinking water. DeKalb uses groundwater from various wells drilled into the St. Peter and Galesville sandstone aquifers. Water also is drawn from three wells...

In unrelated incidents, two DeKalb County men were charged with criminal sexual abuse cases last week. Eric Sepulveda, 27, of Maple Park, was charged with criminal sexual abuse July 24 after allegedly abusing a female in the 900 block of State Street...

People with a DUI offense can lose more than their license. If caught driving intoxicated, the state of Illinois can confiscate an offender’s vehicle. The statewide law, which went into effect July 1, allows police to take away vehicles driven by people...

In a matter of three days, two crop dusters crashed in DeKalb county. The first crashed around 11:35 a.m. July 24 about a quarter mile southwest of the intersection of Perry and Haumesser roads, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s office reports....

Blood supplies are dangerously low throughout the nation according to a statement released by the Heartland Blood Centers, a main supplier of blood and blood products in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana area. The center has organized several times and...

Golfing, shopping and drinking were all topics during Monday night’s DeKalb City Council meeting. Golfing The annexation of a golf-course community at Gurler Road was passed unanimously. This comes as a surprise after aldermen Kris Povlsen and Pat Conboy...