The City Council discussed changes to the liquor code and drug violation fines at a meeting Monday. The Council read through a proposed series of amendments to the city’s liquor license and renewal processes in hopes of streamlining the code for potential...
The DeKalb Fire Department responded a house fire at 1707 Earl Court on Monday, extinguishing the fire within approximately 20 minutes and rescuing the family cat in the process. According to a news release from the department, the fire was accidental...
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists are working with Feed’em Soup Community Project from 5 to 7 p.m. on Jan. 30 to aid in providing a “pay-what-you-can” meal to the community, according to a news release from Northern Rehab on Wednesday....
Raven’s Husky Haven and Rescue is now accepting Huskies for rescue, adoption and training, according to a Jan. 4 news release. The new facility, 27779 Five Points Road in Sycamore, aims to suit the special needs of stray, abandoned or needy huskies...
The DeKalb Park District will be hosting Zumba Parties the first Friday of every month at its sports and recreation center, 1765 S. Fourth St. Participation in the Zumba parties will cost $5. Zumba is a form of exercise that blends international Latin...
2012 was a great year for movies, with top films like “Lincoln,” “Les Miserables” and “Django Unchained” getting high awards and ratings. 2013 will have trouble trying to beat all of last year’s hits. If you are an avid movie-watcher, consider...
NIU’s next Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Café will host Joel Knapper, NASA solar system ambassador. Knapper will present “The Future for American Manned Spaceflight.” The presentation will discuss plans to get Americans back...
Installations of insects pinned to a wall in repeating patterns will be featured in “Arranging Nature,” an exhibition created by Jennifer Angus, Design Studies professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The exhibition, in the Visual Art Building’s...
Online registration is open. The event will be held on April 23 in the Holmes Student Center’s Duke Ellington Ballroom. Students currently enrolled at NIU who have participated in a faculty-mentored research or creative project are eligible to showcase...
What happens when actual funny people host an awards show? The 70th annual Golden Globes answered that question this weekend. On air live 7 p.m. CST Sunday from The Beverly Hills Hilton, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, longtime friends and collaborators,...
The Secretary of State’s Office and the DeKalb Senior Center will host a free Rules of the Road review course for the DeKalb area, according to a Monday news release. The course will be free to attend and open to anyone who wants to attend. The course...
DeKalb’s wreaths stayed red this year as the city was holiday-accident free during the season, according to a Thursday news release from the DeKalb Fire Department. The Red Wreath Program began in 1986 as a way for the city to raise awareness for fire...
