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.
Sept. 25, 2012
William M. Boelcke, 31, turned himself in to DCPD on an active warrant for unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
Let loose and salsa to your heart’s content in the music building tonight. The NIU Latin Jazz Ensemble will host its first dance party of the year at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Boutell Memorial Concert Hall. The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Latino...
For the love of the DeKalb punk rock music scene, stick around this weekend. Local musicians have collaborated on a compilation album, DeKalb Brawl City, which will be available at the release show 5 p.m. Sunday at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway....
Michael Chabon is up to his old tricks. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is back in the public eye with his new novel, Telegraph Avenue, which came out Sept. 11. The book, his first novel in five years, is another example of Chabon’s staggering talent....
Occupy Wall Street is dead. Correction: Occupy Wall Street has never lived. For too long, America has been focused on this sad excuse of a protest. Occupy has accomplished nothing beyond ruining the beauty of a few park areas and laying waste to the strong...
I don’t remember much about the first all-nighter I pulled, except that it was a painful. I see flashes of espresso shots, cigarettes and myself with unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes, handing in a mediocre paper on a minor character of the King Henry...
Soccer enthusiasts can take their passion to the next level by volunteering to coach or referee youth soccer teams in DeKalb. American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) is a national organization run by volunteers with regional chapters throughout the...
I’ll admit it: I like watching people fall over. It may make me a bad person, but so long as they’re ok, I’ll get a cheap laugh. More than anything, though, I like seeing how people recover from such personal travesties. Some will undoubtedly try...
Another tradition has been jeopardized. The Cranston School District in Rhode Island has ended father-daughter dances and mother-son baseball games. The change came after a Cranston single mother, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),...
Construction continues on the new police station on Lincoln Highway. The new station, to be located at 700 W. Lincoln Highway, will be funded by adjustments in the city budget. The City Council conducted a needs study and a sites study which took place...
A bridge replacement on Bethany Road and road widening of Annie Glidden Road are still in the works. The Bethany Road project began in spring of 2012 after being categorized as “functionally obsolete” by nationalbridges.com. The project on Annie Glidden...
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. Sept. 24, 2012 At 1:55 a.m., officers responded to an apartment...
