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Roads, lots close due to Corn Fest

By Northern Star staff | August 25, 2015

Roads and parking lots in the downtown area of DeKalb will begin to close today and Thursday due to Corn Fest.Parking Lot closuresThe annual festival will be held Friday through Sunday and includes a carnival which will be located in the Glidden, Ellwood...

Police Report: Aug. 6-16

By Northern Star staff | August 24, 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.Aug. 6• Dylan Dobzanski, 19, of DeKalb, was charged with...

DeKalb citizens talk strategic plan

By Alexander Chettiath | July 27, 2015

The City of DeKalb, with help from the NIU Center for Governmental Studies, has held five community meetings in hopes to receive citizens’ input for a strategic 10-year plan.The project began in 2013 when City Council hired the NIU Center for Governmental...

Police report: July 1-11

By Northern Star staff | July 20, 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.July 1• Mohammad Aljuhani, 28, of DeKalb, was charged with...

Local recycling facilities to turn away CRT TVs

By Northern Star staff | July 20, 2015

Recycling facilities will no longer accept Cathode Ray Tube TV sets because of lack of state funding, according to a City of DeKalb news release.CRT TV sets are much larger and heavier than flat-screen TVs and have depleted the state’s recycling assistance...

3M move to produce $50K annually

By Alexander Chettiath | July 20, 2015

3M, a Fortune 100 company, will move into a different DeKalb location, with operations expected to begin by early fall 2016.City Council approved a tax abatement agreement on June 13 that will allow the reduction of property taxes on 3M’s Park 88 facility...

DeKalb Mayor John Rey speaks during a City Council meeting April 13.

DeKalb to hold community meetings for strategic 10-year plan

By Northern Star staff | July 9, 2015

City officials will hold a series of meetings in which community members will be able to share their ideas about the future of DeKalb.Residents, students, workers and employers are invited to contribute to all seven meetings, which will be attended by...

DeKalb County Circuit Clerk appointed to E-Business Policy Advisory Board

By Northern Star staff | July 9, 2015

An Illinois Supreme Court Justice appointed Maureen Josh, DeKalb County Circuit Clerk, to the E-Business Policy Advisory Board.The board will define a process to address three business needs of Illinois courts including electronic signatures, electronic...

Police Report: June 20-30

By Northern Star staff | July 6, 2015

Editor's note: Alexander Analitis, 35, of Glenview, was charged with retail theft June 24. The charge was later dismissed.The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned...

Riders finish iron butt trek

By Alexander Chettiath | July 6, 2015

The Smokin’ Guns, a police motorcycle organization based in Denver, made a 965 mile trip to DeKalb in a day to meet 10-year-old Tyler Neppl, who was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis (NF) at 9 months old.The trip to visit Tyler was the second taken by...

An April 9 tornado left a path of destruction on April 9 along Route 251 and Route 64. 

DeKalb Board approves Fairdale rezone

By Northern Star staff | July 2, 2015

Fairdale residents whose homes were destroyed by a tornado on April 9 will be able to apply for less restrictive building permits Thursday.The DeKalb County Board approved an ordinance that rezoned the unincorporated town of Fairdale, allowing residents...

Police Report: June 16-19

By Northern Star staff | June 29, 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.June 16• Mark Thompson, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with disorderly...