Some community members cringed while others smiled as DeKalb County Board members voted 13-9 in favor of building a wind farm in Shabbona and Milan townships. At the Wednesday DeKalb County Board meeting in Sycamore, members gave their final opinions...

We all look forward to spring break, but someone else in your life deserves some TLC too. Your pet doesn’t give you the third degree when you come home late, he or she loves you no matter what mood you’re in and they’re always there for a warm,...

It’s time once again to re-evaluate DeKalb’s comprehensive plan. The plan provides policy blueprints for projects about DeKalb, city planner Ray Keller said. The last plan was written in 1991 and implemented in 1996. "Every five years, we step back...

Competition between sub shops has begun in the area. When Quizno’s Subs, 1969 B DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore, opened its doors for the first time on Jan 11, three big-name chains began the fight for sub supremacy among DeKalb and Sycamore residents. "Business...

A two-month investigation involving a Sycamore home led to the arrest of at least three Sycamore residents on drug charges. Barbara and Leonard Ludke, 38 and 42 respectively, Benjamin Crosby, 18, and a 16-year-old juvenile all were charged with possession...

If you are thinking about investing in your future, you had better watch where you send your money. According to a press release from Secretary of State Jesse White, "prime bank" scams are gaining frequency. The name comes from what con artists call the...

Governor George H. Ryan announced Jan. 24 that the State of Illinois would purchase 570 acres of land along the south fork of the Kishwaukee River in DeKalb County using more than $2.5 million in Open Land Trust funding. The DeKalb County Forest Preserve...

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and it looks like a good day for a stroll in the ... wait. Does DeKalb have a park? Yes, and not just one, there are more than 40 parks in the DeKalb Park District. "Not only do we have a passive park area where...

State Sen. Patrick O‘Malley (R-Palos Park)spoke Wednesday to an auditorium full of students at NIU’s College of Law as part of his run for Illinois governor. O’Malley’s speech focused on ending the death penalty moratorium in Illinois. He said...

The recently opened Nehring Cultural and Tourism Center in downtown DeKalb, the former home of one of the community’s most influential families’ bank, also house the Dekalb Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Dekalb. Chamber of commerce President...

State Senator J. Bradley Burzynski and State Representative Dave Wirsing announced that thousands of senior citizens will receive additional coverage for prescription drug costs. Illinois is benefiting from a pilot federal program to expand the state’s...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series examining the significance of the Nehring Cultural and Tourism Center. Following a national trend of consolidation in the banking industry, Castle Bank is no longer locally owned. CastleBanc Group,...