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. 8, 2012 At 2:38 a.m., Wesley Hines, 18, was arrested...
Are you prepared for a zombie attack? According to ABC News, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been promoting a “zombie-preparedness” campaign since May 2011. While this idea may seem strange, the Federal Emergency Management...
Jasmine Lewis of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. leads her sisters in their stroll at the stroll competition hosted by the women of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Friday September 7, 2012 in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority...
Brandon Hunter and Alandis Phillips of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity Inc. strolling at the stroll competition in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium hosted by the women of Sigma Gamma Rho sorority Inc. The winners of the stroll competition were the women of Zeta...
Historical tours of DeKalb’s Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, encourage the community to learn and appreciate the contributions of the Glidden family to DeKalb. The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center was open for public tours of the home...
A rainbow of color occupied the skies as DeKalb’s 8th annual Kite Fest took flight Sunday. Kites resembling dolphins, rainbows, cows, cats and other things were visible all the way to NIU’s North 40 field. The event went from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
DeKalb police on patrol heard shots fired at 4:20 a.m. Saturday in the area of Edgebrook Drive and Normal Road, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department. Upon investigation, it was found that three vehicles with bullet holes were...
DeKalb police received a report of an armed robbery occuring at 3:52 a.m. Sunday in the rear parking lot of 1120 Varsity Boulevard, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department. A male and a female said they were approached by two black...
The trial for Jack McCullough, 72, begins Monday at the Kane County Judicial Center. McCullough is accused of kidnapping and murdering Maria Ridulph, 7, in 1957. On Dec. 3, Ridulph and a friend were playing at the corner of Center Cross Street and Archie...
Lights, camera, fashion. Chicago hosted its fourth annual Fashion’s Night Out Thursday, where style-savvy men and women shopped the streets of the Magnificent Mile. According to a Chicago Sun Times article on Wednesday, Fashion’s Night Out was started...
“Cancer’s in for one hell of a fight.” Michael Douglas set the tone for third Stand Up to Cancer telethon, which aired commercial-free from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday on major television networks. The telethon’s mission was to take a stand for those who...
Music, lights and screaming fans filled the Carl Sandburg Auditorium for the stroll competition Friday. Participants from eight fraternities and sororities threw themselves onto the stage and performed dance routines to impress the judges and the crowd....
