DeKALB — The City Council will discuss passing an ordinance on first reading Monday to allow Pappas Development to annex .68 acres of unincorporated DeKalb to build an apartment complex on the land where Buhr’s Landscaping and Lawn Care was on Barber...
DeKALB — A proclamation was put in place during Monday night’s City Council meeting where current and former tenants of Hunter Properties spoke about property issues they experienced while leasing with the company.{{tncms-inline alignment="right"...
The difficult decisions are over. The apartment is picked, a roommate is lined up and the lease is finally signed. However, for first-time renters, there are still other factors to consider in apartment living.Hannah Mintz, junior electrical engineering...
No one was hurt in a fire reported at 10:37 a.m. today at 921 Normal Road. Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the DeKalb Fire Department responded to the call with its full complement of service vehicles and had assistance from Sycamore, Cortland and Malta fire...
With the addition of a new residence hall currently being built, I wonder what will inspire NIU students to live in the residence halls after the mandatory one-year sentence is up? NIU could make it mandatory for students to live on campus for two years....
Living in DeKalb makes you feel like the wimpy kid at school. You try to live your life, go to school and play with your friends, but like clockwork, the bullies find you and take your lunch money. Many people think that the big bully in DeKalb County...
The apartment rates in DeKalb are extremely high. I feel that they are asking for a lot of money for students that are attending school; some students are not able to pay that much. I think they should have an option for monthly or semester leases. That...
As I write this article late at night, I think to myself that I'm probably not the most dedicated person. In most instances, actually, I'm pretty lazy. I tend to let dirty clothes pile up until I have no clean clothes left to wear, and the same can be...
Due to a roommate SNAFU toward the end of summer, the school year started and I found myself homeless. Very few things are more nerve-racking than having no place to live and having no one as a potential roommate. It causes much stress and many headaches,...
