The DeKalb Public Library will host a Dominican festival for the annual Big Read kickoff from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the library.The Big Read event begins with a Dominican Festival in honor of the Dominican Republic’s independence from Haiti....
City Council will vote on a resolution to approve the DeKalb 2025 Strategic Plan at today’s City Council meeting.The Strategic Plan is a ten-year initiative that was created to guide city policy, budgeting and program development by combining residents’...
DeKalb is looking for residents interested in serving as members of the Landmark Commission, according to a DeKalb news release.The commission, created in 1977, was a volunteer group tasked with several jobs relating to historic preservation, according...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Feb. 14• Kenneth S. Buckley, 44, of Hydro, was charged with...
Elizabeth Heckenast, second year law student, expresses concern about the lack of communication with NIU about the unlawful assembly ordinances at a DeKalb Human Relations Commission meeting Thursday. Read more at bit.ly/1LK6mJq.
Girl Scout cookie booth sales start at the end of February and Digital Cookie 2.0 will be available until the end of the cookie selling season.The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois have rolled out an online cookie-selling program called Digital Cookie...
Safe Passage will hold Walk a Mile in Her Shoes April 2 in honor of sexual assault awareness month, according to a Safe Passage flier.Safe Passage is the only rape crisis center in DeKalb County.The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event will be done in heels....
DeKalb FOIA Officer Jared Heyn gives a presentation on the increase in FOIA requests the city of DeKalb has seen since 2006 at a Feb. 8 City Council meeting. DeKalb saw 48 requests in 2006 and 294 requests in 2015.
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
Feb. 6
• Rafael B. Estrada, 41, of DeKalb, was...
The next Rocky Horror Picture Show experience will be 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. 2nd St. Audience members can participate by purchasing prop kits before the show when doors open at 7 p.m. The show also includes a live shadow cast...
The Cortland Fire Department will host a CPR/AED class from 6-9 p.m. today at the Cortland Fire Station, 30 W. North Ave in Cortland.A second class will be given from 9 a.m. to noon on March 19. Instructors can travel to different locations within the...
