The city of DeKalb and the DeKalb Park District will sponsor fireworks and musical entertainment for Independence Day celebrations in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road. Fireworks are scheduled to begin at dusk and will include a coordinated musical performance...

The DeKalb Municipal Airport is looking to continue its expansion and lure more businesses and aircraft owners into DeKalb. The expansion at the airport, which is located on Pleasant Road more than one mile east of Peace Road, will involve constructing...

Some say variety is the spice of life, and now those looking for printing services have one more choice. Wintech, located at 126-A S. Fourth St., provides services for copying, printing of letters and signs and making business cards. The business, which...

And the battle wages on. No, not between the United States and terrorism, but between dekalbcity.com and area police departments. Even though the DeKalb Police Department has been on the receiving end of the site’s criticism, the Sycamore Police Department...

Since DeKalb’s heavily debated landlord-tenant ordinance went into effect Nov. 26, 5,986 units have been registered with the DeKalb City Clerk’s office, in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 10, "Landlord-Tenant Regulations." The ordinance required...

The DeKalb Police Department currently is making plans to build an additional police station to supplement the current station. Right now, the department is selecting a firm to conduct a space-needs study: Williams Architects and Phillips Swager Associates...

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...

The ad-hoc representative committee is trying to come up with a referendum that’s fair to DeKalb residents and fair to students attending the DeKalb School District. The committee says it intends to identify the potential needs of the school district...

With last week’s arrest of Darin Boone, former owner of www.dekalbcity.com, questions regarding libelous statements have surfaced. The Web site, which alleges misconduct among various DeKalb County public officials, claims the arrest of Boone violates...

Tired of being harassed by the police for riding your skateboard in the McDonald’s parking lot? Well, the DeKalb Park District feels your pain, and that’s why it’s building a skate park about two miles from campus. The skate park will be located...

The art gallery at the DeKalb Area Women’s Center, 1021 State St., is just one place where women in the community can express themselves. The gallery features NIU alumna Amy Fricilone this month. She often works with oil paint, but also uses acrylics,...

Your property value, along with school impact fees, could rise soon. In a 4-1 vote, the DeKalb City Council accepted the first reading of an ordinance to increase school impact fees from $50,000 per acre to $80,000 per acre. The passing of the ordinance...