After a heated discussion among both the City Council and those in attendance, the council voted to move the University Village rezoning project forward Monday.The ordinance will rezone University Village, 722 N. Annie Glidden Road, to ensure funding...
City Council will review the Fiscal Year 2016 budget to consider authorizing the $239,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant and the purchase of a mobile training tower today.The DeKalb Fire Department was awarded a $239,000 grant from the Federal Emergency...
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.Aug. 29• Jessica A. Lucas, 36, of DeKalb, was charged with...
An attempted sexual assault was reported to have occurred off campus at 2 a.m. Saturday on the 1000 block of W. Lincoln Highway, according to an NIU Safety Bulletin.The victim, who is not a student at NIU, described the suspect as a 5-foot-5-inch black...
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.Aug. 23• Collin A. Brauer, 18, of Mokena, was charged with...
Two males were shot by an individual, who fled the scene, at 3:16 a.m. Sunday at 901 Regent Drive, according to an NIU Police safety bulletin Sunday.The two victims were conscious and taken to the hospital. The suspect was described as a 5’6” African...
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.Aug. 22• Larry McGhee, 19, of Broadview, was charged with...
Radio station 89.5 WNIJ has announced a short story competition titled “Three-Minute Fiction.”Writers are asked to follow the prompt, created by local author GK Wuori. The prompt reads: “I’m a curious person. No, I’m a nosey person. No, I’m...
Aug. 24• Ceamornia J. Major, 20, of Sycamore, was charged with criminal damage to property.• Christian R. Vazquez-Durr, 23, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of domestic battery.• Julius S. Gavin, 47, of Chicago, was charged with driving on...
Students can already pray at the New Mosque, though its grand opening is not for another four to five months.The mosque, or masjid, 801 Normal Road, had a soft opening late last month and is accessible to students, despite a few minor renovations still...
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.Aug. 21• Kevin R. Smith, 21, of Steward, was charged with...
The eighth annual Veterans Weekend motorcycle ride will be held Sept. 19.The staging of the ride will run from noon to 12:45 p.m. at Hyvee, 2700 DeKalb Ave. in Sycamore, and will go to retirement, assisted living and nursing homes in DeKalb and Sycamore...
