Friday’s 15th annual Castle Challenge concluded with a win for Sycamore women’s basketball, DeKalb men’s basketball and $59,000 for the schools to split.Castle Bank pairs up with NIU and local and national organizations to support the DeKalb High...

Star Worlds Arcade, 1234 E. Lincoln Highway, celebrated 30 years with local officials and record-holders Saturday.The celebration was an event that brought in players from throughout Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. An employee since 1988, Michelle Brennan...

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.Jan. 25• Anthony J. Pickart, 21, of DeKalb, was charged with...

The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., has been closed due to a Sunday blizzard.The library is set to reopen 1 p.m. Monday.A blizzard warning was put into effect for all of northern Illinois along and north of I-80.

Here are a collection of tweets about the Feb. 1 blizzard in DeKalb: // [View the story "Feb. 1, 2015, blizzard in DeKalb" on Storify]

Thursday is the last day to sign an apartment lease before a price hike for University Plaza tenants, according to a University Plaza tweet.The price hike takes place this Friday, according to University Plaza's twitter. A representative said University...

Business and property owners convinced the City Council to push back the first reading of a commercial building safety inspection ordinance to Feb. 9 after disagreement from business owners.The Fire Safety Registration and Inspection Program would require...

Jan. 20• Marshaun D. Riley, 23, of Chicago Heights, was charged with obstructing identification.• Brandon L. Osborne, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with domestic battery.• Dante R. Perez-Arnold, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with driving on a suspended/revoked...

The DeKalb Fire Department will use a $2,500 grant to buy 10 sets of body armor for first responders.The armor will be worn by responders "for an integrated rapid response between FIRE/EMS and law enforcement to readily care for patients," according to...

The DeKalb Fire Department saw no holiday-related fires this season, according to a Fire Department news release.The department hung up a wreath with red bulbs on Thanksgiving; if a holiday-related fire had occurred, a red bulb would be replaced with...

DeKalb County's Community Action Department and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity are offering scholarships to students in need, according to a Tuesday news release.The scholarships are available to those who are permanent...