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.Wednesday• Javion J. Ewing, 19, of Chicago, was charged with...
Police are looking for an unidentified white male involved in an alleged battery and domestic battery on Oct. 19 in the 1100 block of West Hillcrest Drive.At about 1:50 a.m., police responded to a 22-year-old bystander who had intervened in a dispute...
DeKalb County saw a slight decrease in voter turnout for midterms, moving from 51 percent turnout in 2010 to 49 percent for Election Day Tuesday.In the 2010 midterms, 57,102 people were registered to vote and only 29,197 voted. This election, 58,482 people...
Douglas Johnson was the winner of the 2014 country clerk midterm elections.Johnson received 16013, or 58.4 percent, votes to win. Johnson said he was pleased with the result despite lower turnout than DeKalb saw in the 2010 midterm.“I was very pleased...
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...
