A piece of candy a day will ... rot your teeth. But how could a person resist with all the milk chocolate covered peanuts and chewy gummy bears at the DeKalb Confectionary, 149 N. 2nd St.? Tom Smith and his wife Sharon opened the Confectionary 19 years...

Even though snow remains on the ground, the American Cancer Society is planning for the coming of spring. The Daffodil Days campaign, sponsored by the society, is taking orders for flowers from individuals and corporations until March 1. Profits from...

On Wednesday night, the DeKalb Desired Development Direction board discussed several ideas it would like to see included in DeKalb’s new comprehensive development plan. Major topics included a west side arterial road study, the adverse effects to pedestrian...

Businesses looking to construct new buildings in DeKalb could face higher building and planning fees if the city council passes an ordinance intended to bring the Community Development Department out of the red. The council passed the consideration unanimously...

The Greek Row Task Force hopes to address public concerns with a series of meetings, each focusing on specific issues that were voiced by residents of the Greek Row community. The group will hold the second in a series of six meetings Monday at the DeKalb...

Residents of DeKalb’s north side who purchase their drinks at Lundeen’s Discount Liquors, 2500 Sycamore Road, will have to drive a little farther. Lundeen’s is moving to a new location at the corner of Arcadia Drive and Annie Glidden Road and is...

The DeKalb City Council will consider a request from the community development department to raise DeKalb building and inspection fees at tonight’s council meeting. The increases come after the development department staff spent more than four months...

Going against the wishes of the United States Attorney’s Office, a federal magistrate released Timothy Kato, 23, to the custody of his parents Wednesday. Kato, a former Kishwaukee College student, was arrested Jan. 14 after confessing to sending anthrax...

Connection to the World Wide Web, access to e-mail and the ability to play games are just a few of the latest features of cellular phone technology. Not long after getting that new phone, however, buyers soon may find that their phones quickly are outdated....

The Northern Star recently sat down with Roger Swedberg, a Sycamore native, who has been giving parking tickets to people in downtown DeKalb for 18 years. Northern Star: Parking enforcement, huh? So why don’t you tell us what exactly you do. Roger Swedberg:...

Kishwaukee Community Hospital put on its second annual health care career night Wednesday night. This year’s event drew in much more than last, said Cheryl Fisher, director of education and recruitment and director of the event. "Last year, we only...

With the announcement that Barnes & Noble will open a DeKalb store this fall, local bookstore owners are bracing for the impact a national chain will have on business. Barnes & Noble will be located just south of Target along Sycamore Road, practically...