Winnetka businessman Bruce Rauner has taken Gov. Pat Quinn’s seat in the midterm elections, according to projections.The race — one of the closest and most expensive in the country — pitted Rauner against Quinn, who has served as governor since...
With temperatures looking to drop this week, NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said it is time to prepare for winter-like weather.Sebenste said days reaching up to 70 degrees are over for the rest of the year. Temperatures for this week will be around...
Name: Bob BrownAge: 65College: NIU and U of IHometown: DeKalbGoals: He said he would like to see an enterprise zone in DeKalb, trim the budget and monitor landfills as far as waste management.Experience: He said he worked in higher development and agriculture...
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The Northern Star is publishing profiles for local candidates in the General Election.Election Day is Tuesday. For more information on elections, go to bit.ly/1uXdoWR.Candidates for County Board District 2Name: Maureen LittleAge: 51College: Columbia CollegeHometown:...
Project Seth Ltd., a non-profit organization aiming to support, empower, teach and honor young adults, will raise money through a Halloween party with a costume contest Friday.The organization, named after Seth Bartosik, 20, of Cortland, a DeKalb High...
Dan Watkins, owner of Herbal Embers, 161. E Lincoln Highway, looks on Tuesday at his shop. Watkins said a proposed ordinance that asked business owners to pay for yearly inspections could hurt entrepreneurs. “I hope we can open up lines of communication...
Business owners balked at an ordinance that would require businesses to pay for a yearly inspection, leading to the postponement of a vote on the ordinance.The postponement of voting on the Commercial/Industrial Building Responsibility Code ordinance,...
The Oderkirk House will have to be relocated off-campus if further renovations are to be made.The Annie Glidden Agrarian Society will have to find and purchase a vacant lot in DeKalb and raise part of the funds for the relocation of the house, NIU Foundation...
The Barbed Wire Betties are coming home for the first time to challenge the DuPage Derby Dames next week.The Betties will play their first home bout 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Huntley Middle School, 1515 S. Fourth St. A 10,000-pound roller derby track will be...
Diane DeMers, resident of the Ellwood Historic Neighborhood, expresses her concerns over the implementation of a enterprise zone in DeKalb at a Monday City Council meeting in the DeKalb Municipal Building. DeMers brought photographs of a strip mall at...
The John and Harrison Street area will be excluded from DeKalb’s proposed enterprise zone, a move that was announced at City Council Monday.Enterprise zones are areas within communities where companies can take advantage of special state incentives,...
