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D-428 school board candidates to meet with the community

By Ali Combs | April 1, 2013

Feed ’em Soup is hosting Meet Your School Board Candidates today to give citizens an opportunity to learn more about the five individuals running for a District 428 school board seat. DeKalb County Clerk John Acardo said there will be three seats vacated...

Alderman Brendon Gallagher discusses the housing development study presented by the NIU Center for Governmental Studies at Tuesday nights special city council meeting.

City Council discusses Irongate annexation

By Ali Combs | March 27, 2013

The Irongate annexation would likely benefit the city of DeKalb, according to some City Council members after reviewing a housing study at Tuesday night’s meeting. The DeKalb Housing Information Project is a study created by NIU’s Center for Governmental...

City looks to student involvement in upcoming elections

By Ali Combs | March 27, 2013

The April 9 local election is an opportunity for students to get involved with the DeKalb community. Same-day voting will be offered at the Holmes Student Center in order to encourage students to vote for local officials. In addition to voting, there...

Jon Sauser, of DeKalb, speaks on Monday night at the DeKalb City Council meeting about the Irongate housing development. Sauser believes there is no need for the new development due to lower NIU student enrollment this year.

City Council greenlights library expansion

By Ali Combs | March 26, 2013

City Council approved the $20 million library expansion project for the DeKalb Public Library at a regular meeting of the Council Monday night. The library expansion project was originally a $24 million project involving an $8.5 million grant from the...

City Council to vote on Irongate annexation

By Ali Combs | March 24, 2013

The future of the Irongate annexation will be voted on at the City Council meeting today. City Manager Mark Biernacki said adjustments have been made to the development plans to meet the requests of council members. “We will now ask the council to vote...

The roles of city aldermen

By Ali Combs | March 19, 2013

Alderman positions in wards two, four and six are up for grabs April 9. In DeKalb, seven aldermen serve on City Council to represent the city’s seven wards alongside the mayor, who oversees all the wards. Mayor Kris Povlsen, who served as second ward...

Mayoral candidates discuss Tax Increment Financing

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts and the role of Re:New DeKalb are two of the issues DeKalb’s four mayoral candidates face. TIF districts are blighted areas the city designates to fund economic redevelopment. Re:New DeKalb is a not-for-profit...

Rudy Espiritu, DeKalb Assistant City Manager, explains the duties of his position, the services his department provides, and the basics of DeKalbs city budget to mayoral candidates at the DeKalb City Council special meeting on Monday night.

Mayoral candidates have orientation at City Council meeting

By Ali Combs | March 5, 2013

A special meeting of City Council was held Monday as an orientation for new candidates to become familiar with the city’s various departments and functions. City Manager Mark Biernacki started the meeting with an overview of his role as city manager...

Student organization focus on enhancing social media at NIU

By Ali Combs | March 4, 2013

Student Social Media Consultants (SSMC) met to touch base and discuss upcoming projects at NIU by consulting with the Division of University Relations to enrich NIU’s social media efforts. At the meeting Monday, members met and discussed the group’s...

DeKalb County courtrooms close to permitting cameras

By Ali Combs | February 27, 2013

A January Illinois Supreme Court order will allow extended media coverage into DeKalb County courtrooms. DeKalb County, along with Kendall County, split from the 16th Judicial Circuit in Illinois to create the 23rd Judicial Circuit in December. On Jan....

Development plans revised after City Council’s public hearing

By Ali Combs | February 26, 2013

City Council’s public hearing on the Irongate subdivision development ended with a table vote and an agreement to revise the submitted plans for the project during a meeting Monday. David Patzelt spoke on behalf of ShoDeen Inc., the development group...

DeKalb to join emergency aid network

By Ali Combs | February 20, 2013

DeKalb will soon be a member of the Illinois Public Works Mutual Aid Network (IPWMAN) which allows the city access to local and state aid in the event of emergency. The IPWMAN, of which the City Council voted to become a member at a Feb. 11 meeting, provides...