Soft lockdowns on DeKalb High School and two elementary schools have been lifted, according to DeKalb police.Cmdr. John Petragallo said the lockdown was initiated in the afternoon after police received a 911 call from a male victim who reported being...
Renovations and expansions to the DeKalb Community Center, 330 Grove St., were shown off at a Monday open house.The open house was hosted by Family Service Agency’s Senior Services and the Voluntary Action Center, non-profit agencies that are expanding...
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.Tuesday• Janel E. Hopson, 18, of DeKalb, was charged with...
A DeKalb man forced his way into his ex-girlfriend's bedroom and stabbed her current boyfriend several times Wednesday night, according to a police news release.Mustafa C. Sahin, 19, of DeKalb, is charged with attempted first degree murder (Class X Felony),...
A Metra passenger waits for the 6:25 p.m. Wednesday train to Chicago at the Elburn Metra Station. Metra is considering raising the price of its tickets, which would increase the price of one-way tickets to Chicago from $7.25 to $8.25. The station is frequently...
Students may see a $1 increase in the Elburn train’s one-way ticket price come February if the Metra board approves a fare hike at its meeting Nov. 14.If the hike is approved, one-way tickets will increase from $7.25 to $8.25, 10-ride passes will increase...
Duck Soup Coop co-manager Sue Kinsey (right) rings up food for law student Shaina Kalanges Wednesday at Duck Soup Coop, 129 E. Hillcrest Drive. Duck Soup Coop is celebrating 40 years of providing the DeKalb community with organic and locally grown food. Duck Soup Coop plans to celebrate by holding a rummage sale and a pot-luck later this month.
A 1:30 p.m. Nov. 7 court date is set for a judge to determine if a woman can testify in the sexual assault case against Andrew Rifkin, a former NIU police officer.Rifkin is accused of sexually assaulting a female student he had a relationship with in...
The DeKalb Fire Department is raising money to buy coats for local children this winter.The department and DeKalb Classroom Teachers Association will fundraise through Operation Warm, a nonprofit organization that raises money to buy coats for children...
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.Saturday• Jacqueline C. Perez, 24, of Chicago, was charged...
Jo Cessna, culinary instructor with KishHealth Systems, gives a demonstration on how clean, store and cook early spring greens at a DeKalb County Community Gardens meeting. The meeting — the first of the year — was Tuesday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 158 N. Fourth St. Meetings are the first Monday of every month.
When Kirkland farmer Gene Heinsohn’s newborn son, Scottie, was diagnosed with Down syndrome, Heinsohn thought about what could be done to help his child.Realizing what he wanted for Scottie was not a school program but a community of understanding and...
