DeKalb could see its first dog park as soon as one month from now.The DeKalb Park District has voted to build a temporaryno-leash dog park on one of the softball fields in Katz Park on Dresser Road. The park district will install fences around the area...
Members of the Muslim community are looking foward to what will be possible with a new mosque on 801 Normal Road.Construction on the mosque is projected to be finished by summer. The location is next door to the current mosque, but the new facility will...
City Council will evaluate city manager candidates Saturday in a round of interviews.Saturday the council members will conduct a second cycle of interviews that will whittle down the list of five candidates. The candidates will go through two cycles of...
Greenbrier residents are going to be the only ones able to park on their road starting in several weeks.City Council discussed parking changes during its meeting Monday night. An ordinance for Greenbrier will prohibit parking on the north side of the...
Voorhees Associates, LLC is well into its search timeline to find DeKalb’s new city manager. Candidate reviews and interviews will be held throughout October into early November.It’s been more than four months since Mark Biernacki, DeKalb’s former...
Chants of “Go home, Sycamore” could be heard from Huskie Stadium Friday, but that didn’t stop Sycamore High School from taking home a trophy for winning a football game for the sixth year in a row.The Castle Challenge, organized by Castle Bank,...
City Council is making an effort to support the NIU Huskies in all the ways it can, starting with some changes downtown.At Monday’s meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve a sign on the building at the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway....
The long-debated Irongate annexation was officially turned down at Monday’s City Council meeting.With comments from former mayor Bessie Chronopoulos, local landlord Paul Saucer, neighbors to the proposed Irongate land, and a speaker from the Park District...
City attorney Dean Frieders can breathe: His salary will see an increase in line with city staff and other private contractors who work with the city.At Monday’s City Council meeting, members approved an increase to Frieders’ salary which was debated...
Public safety, economic development and housing are top priority for the new City Council, said Mayor John Rey. Four council members were sworn in at Monday’s City Council inauguration ceremony. Second ward alderman Bill Finucane, fourth ward alderman...
Economic development is the main goal for Bill Finucane, second ward alderman-elect. Finucane is an NIU alumnus. He graduated with a general studies degree in 1984, and he received a masters in public administration in 1991. Finucane has worked for NIU...
This year, GE unveiled the newest revolution in the electric vehicle movement - the GE WattStation. According to its web site , GE said the WattStation will provide level two charging for electric vehicles and built in support for two way communication...
