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...
Business and property owners asked City Council to push back the first reading of a business inspections ordinance at Monday's council meeting.City workers and the property owners went through the current draft of the ordinance and made revisions to clarify...
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. 17
• Cardiey E. Weaver, 22, of Chicago, was...
Portions of East Lincoln Highway around a former Farm & Fleet have been shut down due to fallen wires in the street, according to a Facebook post by the DeKalb Police Department.A police spokesperson said a vehicle struck a pole and knocked it down,...
Seven graduating high school seniors will receive scholarships worth $1,500 from the DeKalb Township, according to a Monday news release.Applicants must be residents of Illinois who plan to attend college in Illinois and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on...
Mayor John Rey said city officials will propose an additional section to a business inspection ordinance today at a City Council meeting.The meeting begins 6 p.m. in the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Other topics will include the bar entry...
Gladys Sanchez, junior special education major, stands in front of her burned-out apartment building on Third Street. Sanchez and her son, Buddy, 6, lost their home and most of their possessions in a Jan. 7 fire, but the DeKalb community has raised more than $8,000 to help them start over.
The Goodwill Community Resource Room, 1037 S. Annie Glidden Road, will offer free income tax preparation and filing sites starting Jan. 30.The sites "offer free tax assistance to families with income less than $50,000 and individuals with income less...
