DeKALB – Harbor Freight Tools, a hardware supply retailer, will be opening a new store in DeKalb this summer. Craig Hoffman, Harbor Freight’s director of corporate communications, said the opening date for the company’s 34th location in Illinois...

DeKALB – DeKalb’s 2021 Consolidated Elections will be April 6. Early voting began Thursday, and here’s what you need to know to vote. What are consolidated elections? The consolidated elections happen in odd-numbered years. This election,...

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that no additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and four students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 21 students and seven employees are...

DeKALB- The “Feed My Sheep Food Pantry” at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 N. 1st St., is now accepting online orders, according to the church's website. The main purpose of the food pantry is to supply food for the needy, as well as occasionally...

DeKALB – NIU staff members and the DeKalb County Health Department hosted a Q&A session Wednesday via Zoom to answer questions and discuss concerns regarding Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines.  The panelists included...

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that three additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 25 students and seven employees...

DeKALB – An ordinance to establish a 20-space parking lot at 1030 E. Locust St. passed on second reading at Monday’s City Council meeting following pushback from residents at previous meetings.  Nehring Electrical Works Co., 813 E. Locust St.,...

DeKALB – Former DeKalb mayor Bessie Chronopoulos was remembered by City Council members at Monday's meeting for her tenacity and commitment to community members.  A moment of silence was held at Monday’s City Council meeting for Chronopoulos who...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that two additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 31 students and six employees are currently...

DeKALB – With a unanimous vote, the Student Government Association granted the NIU Supermileage club recognition during the virtual SGA Senate meeting Sunday. The Supermileage club wants to expand their student base, which is why they were seeking...

DeKALB – Gas prices in Illinois have gone up by 9.7 cents this past week. The average price for gas is $2.74 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 4,378 gas stations in the state. Gas prices in Illinois are 25 cents per gallon higher than...

DeKALB – Public officials have closed off  Mobil gas station, 930 N. Annie Glidden Road, due to safety concerns after a canopy started to bend due to the weight of the snow. The DeKalb Fire Department is waiting on a repairman to arrive to fix the...