One man, alone, working to light up the school he loves. With determination, a junior electrical engineering major did just that. Ryan Riddel, junior electrical engineering major, created a sound-responsive lighting system from the ground up and installed...
City Council will vote today on a bid for a contract with a new waste removal company that will offer more comprehensive recycling services and a pilot program for composting in the community. DeKalb’s contract for waste removal is expiring. City staff...
Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Representative for the 16th District in Illinois, put himself in the hot seat at a town hall style meeting at the Holmes Student Center Saturday. Kinzinger responded to questions about taxation, gun control and student issues. Kinzinger...
With warmer weather and motorcycles out and about, the mayor wants attention drawn to all those who take to the road. April is now Motorcycle Awareness Month for the City of Dekalb, by proclamation of Mayor Kris Povlsen. The city will work with the State...
The District 428 Board of Education unanimously voted to approve the sale of Kiwanis Park, 391 Fairview Dr., to the DeKalb Park District for $625,000 at Tuesday night’s meeting. DeKalb Park District Board members approved the school’s offer unanimously...
City Council will look to fill the soon-to-be vacated city manager position upon inauguration. On Feb. 27, City Manager Mark Biernacki announced his intent to retire in a letter to Mayor Kris Povlsen. The search for a new city manager will take place...
Mayor-elect John Rey said economic vitality and collaboration with NIU are among his top priorities in his coming term. City Council sets policy for the city, while the city manager and staff carry out those policies on a day to day basis. The chairman...
Fourth ward alderman Brendon Gallagher will vacate his aldermanic seat at the end of this term, but he may not be done running for office permanently. Gallagher was elected to his seat on City Council in 2009. Over the last four years, he has consistently...
A special service area (SSA) will be established for Heartland Fields subdivision as a result of Monday’s City Council meeting. After holding a public hearing on the Heartland Fields SSA, the city decided to move forward with establishing the SSA so...
City Council will vote on a bid of $86,766 to build the foundation and main component of a communications tower for the new police station at today’s meeting. The construction of the communications tower is a necessary step toward completing the police...
The city of DeKalb is making plans for a nearly $1 million bike path. The path will be funded mostly by a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) through a bike trail enhancement grant. The grant will be used to build a bike path that...
On April 9, three new members will be elected to City Council. Second ward alderman Tom Teresinski is one of the aldermen vacating his position at the end of this term. Teresinski was appointed to his position in 2008 following the death of Mayor Frank...
