After more than a year, former NIU student Todd Sean Allgood, of Sycamore, still awaits trial for the kidnapping and sexual assault of an NIU student. On April 25, 2001, Allgood abducted the 21-year-old victim at gunpoint at 1:30 p.m. in the parking lot...

The Junction strip mall likely will be without a bookstore by August, and the store’s management has expressed concerns about the city’s consideration to subsidize developments aimed at bringing large discount stores to DeKalb. Sales intended to clear...

Smoothies, shakes, malts, hot dogs, banana splits, avalanches and sundaes are some of the variety of treats that NIU students can purchase from Mango’s, 890 Pappas Drive. Store manager Ken Straman said NIU students have supported the business, and Mango’s...

The likes of Theodore Roosevelt and Jane Addams visited Ellwood House when it was the primary residence for one of the region’s wealthiest families. Officially, to qualify as a mansion, a house needs 20 rooms. By one count, Ellwood House has 33 rooms,...

Joseph F. Glidden is known widely for his invention of barbed wire that helped shape the American West. The Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, is the birthplace of barbed wire, which Glidden created in the barn that still stands today, and is...

By July, AT&T customers in DeKalb should notice better service and reception for channels 2 and 5 on their cable systems. DeKalb signed a new franchise agreement on April 8 with AT&T Broadband, which includes a 10-year term and a performance evaluation...

Construx of Illinois received the green light from the DeKalb Planning Commission Wednesday night to purchase 190 acres of land north of NIU for a new residential development. The developers aim to place 877 single family homes between Hillcrest Drive...

Most garages are filled with weed killers, drain cleaners and paint cans that are just not needed. Instead of just throwing them into a nearby garbage can, they should be disposed of properly. The DeKalb County Farm Bureau Center for Agriculture, 1350...

When you think of gypsies, the common preconceived notion is Stevie Nicks or fortune tellers, but that is only one thing they do to scam people out of their money and possessions, according to authorities. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office released...

A new site near DeKalb Fire Station No. 3 on West Dresser Road was approved Monday by the city council as a likely site for a new homeless shelter. City staff, the DeKalb County Housing Authority and Hope Haven now will begin negotiations to make the...

NIU and Kishwaukee College students and others in DeKalb County interested in local history may be shocked at how extensive the historical archives are at the Joiner History Room in the Sycamore Public Library. "Outside of the Regional History Center...

Stray animals often are seen as a nuisance, but one DeKalb organization intends to find a place for all of these animals. Taking Animals Into Loving Shelters, or TAILS, is a humane society whose goal is to build a new animal shelter in DeKalb. This has...