Comcast announced plans Monday to install more than 40 Xfinity WiFi hot spots throughout DeKalb.The installments will add to the almost 7,000 hot spots in city businesses, homes and outdoor locations.“The addition of WiFi hot spots is a great amenity...
NIU may see a $16,000 increase in its water bill in 2016 and then a 4.5 percent increase from 2017 to 2024 if City Council approves the second reading of a $13.1 million water repair plan Monday.The water rate increase would fund a 10-year plan that will...
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.Nov. 1• Jonah A. Rojas, 18, of DeKalb, was charged with possession...
The DeKalb and Sycamore police departments issued more than 40 citations and made three arrests for impaired driving over the Halloween weekend.The departments placed emphasis on the late-night hours after reviewing statistics from previous years. These...
The NIU Center for Governmental Studies will seek input from the community regarding economic development through two 90-minute sessions.The sessions, which are open to the public, are meant to seek community input about county-wide economic development...
Oct. 28• Courtney E. Girma, 25, of Sandwich, was charged with violation of animal owners’ duties.• Collin James Castle, 19, of DeKalb, was charged with possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.• Leslie A. Lines, 29, of DeKalb,...
The KishHealth System Hospice will hold a screening of the movie “Honor Flight” Tuesday in honor of Veterans Day.“Honor Flight” is a movie about a community that brings Midwestern World War II veterans together and sends them to see the monuments...
The DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership (DCNP) is holding a community economic crisis meeting Thursday to discuss the lack of state funding.The meeting will provide information about the Illinois budget crisis and how it is impacting local citizens. The...
The DeKalb Police Department will hold self-defense courses for women throughout November.Officer Allison Benthusen and detective Paul Mott will provide attendees with information on defensive tactics and mindset, basic principles for self-defense and...
Police are investigating a robbery that was reported to have occurred Tuesday in the 900 block of North Annie Glidden Road.An individual told police she was walking along Annie Glidden Road when a male approached her from behind, knocked her cell phone...
Another indecent exposure case was reported to have occurred on a bike path that connects Sycamore Road with N. First Street.A jogger told police she saw what appeared to be a man intentionally exposing his genitals while urinating off the side of the...
Decriminalization of marijuana possession in Illinois may be losing steam as the two bills hoping to do so have lost traction.Both bills looked to decriminalize possession of up to 30 grams for people over the age of 21 and reclassify the possession amounts...
