After fifteen years of living in the United States, Mauricio and Marisol Luna’s dream finally has come true. It’s also a dream come true for anyone who likes authentic Mexican food or a black angus steak. Las Margaritas Mexican Cuisine & Steakhouse,...

DeKalb has seen many changes during the past six years, and the DeKalb Planning Commission is holding a series of meetings to address what the future will hold for the community. The commission held an open meeting to allow DeKalb residents to discuss...

The DeKalb City Council voted unanimously to extend an existing moratorium on the issuance of permits for rooming house conversions and alterations to such buildings in the 5th ward North Historic District. The moratorium was intended to end the sale...

By adding 190 man-hours in 2001, the DeKalb Police Department was able to issue 430 additional citations. This was done through what the department calls "Target Patrol." Target Patrol began in 1987 with the purpose of increasing enforcement of DUI, traffic...

The DeKalb Police Department is hoping to receive three new officers to help enforce and maintain safety in DeKalb. The request for more officers comes as a result of the expansion of the city, DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said. "Pleasant Street and...

Sunday was Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week and the final week of Lent which ends in the Triduum - Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. The Rev. Karl Ganss, pastor of St. Mary’s Parish, 325 Pine St., described Good Friday, which marks...

Tonight, DeKalb police officers will serve food instead of tickets. The annual Cops and Lobsters will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Red Lobster, 2470 Sycamore Road. The proceeds from the event will go to support the Special Olympics, an interaction program...

A person driving in the northeast part of DeKalb cannot help but smile at the colorfully painted dolphin statue in Hopkins Park, 1403 Sycamore Road, that many regard as their old friend. The dolphin statue stands by itself in the middle of a field that...

Susan Timm, during her high school career, was afforded many students’ dream trip -- a paid trip to Columbia thanks to a Key Club scholarship. In return, all Timm, assistant director of the Office of the University Resources for Latinos, had to do was...

The DeKalb Police Department has three people in custody for two separate armed robbery cases in the DeKalb area. The first case dates back to Nov. 10, 2001, when police say Ryan Shorter, 19, of 1025 S. Seventh St., made a fake pizza order. The order...

The DeKalb Farm Bureau Board of Directors has elected Paul Rasmussen as the Bureau’s 13th president. Rasmussen has been a Farm Bureau director from Sycamore Township for the past 16 years, serving on the Executive Committee since 1988 and as treasurer...

Paul Feltz has lived near train tracks in DeKalb nearly all his life. It took some getting used to, but over time, common train noises like whistles didn’t phase Feltz anymore. "When you have been living here as long as I have, you learn to ignore it,"...