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Dogs and Katz come together in new park

By Ryan Chodora | November 25, 2013

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...

Alderman Bill Finucane

Mosque to bring community together

By James Bartley | November 20, 2013

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...

Council to interview manager candidates

By Lark Lewis | November 6, 2013

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 to become resident-only parking

By Lark Lewis | October 14, 2013

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...

City’s search for manager continues

By Ryan Chodora | October 1, 2013

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...

Football feud: High school rivalry lives on

By Jessi Haish | September 15, 2013

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,...

Tom Rogers of Debutantes announces the relighting of the DeKalb Theater marquee Monday at City Council. There will be a relighting ceremony held at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on 145 N. Third St.

City Council shows support for Huskies

By Erin Kolb | August 27, 2013

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....

City Council votes “no” on Irongate annexation

By Ali Combs | July 23, 2013

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...

David Schreiber, of Madison, Wis., speaks to City Council Monday on improvements for the NIU campus and readily accessible transportation from campus to downtown DeKalb.

City Council OK’s 2 percent raise for attorney

By Ali Combs | July 9, 2013

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...

New city leaders sworn in at council meeting

By Ali Combs | May 6, 2013

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...

Alderman Bill Finucane

NIU Alumnus plans to tackle economic development as alderman

By Ryan Chodora | April 22, 2013

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...

GE unveils its newest invention

By Jessica Wells | October 18, 2010

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...