Going once, going twice ... sold? The Delta Upsilon House, 1114 Blackhawk Drive, currently is vacant, although the building has been up for bid since May of this year with some Greek organizations on campus anxiously wanting to buy it. The building used...

The committee responsible for solving the overcrowding problem at DeKalb’s schools believes it is much closer to a solution. John Lewis, associate director at NIU’s Center for Governmental Studies and a facilitator for the referendum proposal, said...

Three days after a fatal car wreck south of Waterman, two of the five passengers remain in stable condition at Rockford Memorial Hospital, a spokeswomen said. Stacy Winslow, 15, of Maple Park, and Laura Cerny, 16, of Batavia, were flown to Rockford Memorial...

The murder rate in Illinois climbed 10 percent from last year, as Chicago moved up on the list of U.S. cities with the most homicides. Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Cal Skinner has a plan that he hopes will change that. He is proposing that Illinois...

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...

Crossroads Counseling Center recently moved locations, but it continues to offer area residents the opportunity to receive help from a dedicated staff with a spiritual perspective. Having rented space at DeKalb Wesleyan Church, 1115 W. Taylor St., for...

Just a few months after the Cavel International building, 108 Harvestore Drive, burned down, plans to rebuild the facility already have begun. "They are able to rebuild," city planner Ray Keller said. "It needs to be rebuilt to comply with the plans."...

One of DeKalb’s ugly ducklings is about to get a facelift. Bromley Hall, the abandoned dormitory complex at 838 Edgebrook Drive, is undergoing a full-scale renovation. The building, which used to be a women’s dormitory and a licensed rooming house,...

Some say summer is a time for love, warmth and happiness. A time for loved ones, lazy days, starry nights and ... concrete dolphins. That’s right, the Hopkins Park dolphin, which has delighted motorists and pedestrians along Sycamore Road in DeKalb...

Within a couple of years, NIU will have some new neighbors. Michael Suhadolnik, owner and CEO of Construx of Illinois, Inc., bought 190 acres of land near the university and is proposing to build a 900-unit subdivision called Savannah Green. The land...

Fore! That’s what residents could be hearing when a nine-hole, par-three golf course community moves in south of Gurler Road, between St. Mary’s School and the Union Pacific railroad. The 100-acre course was approved by the DeKalb Planning Commission...

Northland Plaza will be under redevelopment thanks to an approval by the DeKalb City Council at Monday’s meeting. The approval gives way for an agreement with Peckham, Guytom, Albers and Viets to complete a feasibility study, which will cost the city...