A local man died following a Sunday night car accident on Route 23, according to a report from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.Patricia J. Fisher, 45, of DeKalb, was driving when she lost control of the car and spun into another lane, according to...
DeKalb and Sycamore residents packed into Culver’s, 1200 DeKalb Ave., to support the family of Matthew Ranken. Sycamore resident Matthew Ranken, 11, was killed on Feb. 27 in an auto accident on Route 64 in Kane County. Culver’s restaurant held a benefit...
A single car accident in the western suburb of Lombard claimed the life of NIU student Kyle Kacirek.
Kacirek, 26, was the passenger in a car driven by his friend, Adam Smith, 24, that hit a tree at what police called "an extreme speed," according to the Chicago Tribune’s April 16 article.
The accident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. April 15 on residential Maple Road. Both men died instantly.
Kacirek was a senior English major at NIU. His long-time friend Rich Cummings, a junior English education major, described him as very intelligent and upbeat. He was always having fun, Cummings said.
Cummings also described Kacirek
as caring, especially when it came to his family.
"He has very dedicated to his parents," Cummings said.
A tow truck driver from Lovett’s Towing prepares to clean the road after an accident. The accident occurred on Annie Glidden Rd in between Hillcrest and Varsity. There were three cars involved two sedans and a pickup truck. Everyone involved in the...
An accident between a car and scooter occurred around 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Newman Road and Garden Road. A blue Taurus rear-ended a scooter at the Newman Road stop sign, said DeKalb Police Officer Jared Burke. The scooter stopped at...
A memorial service was held by Feed ‘em Soup at the First Lutheran Church, 324 N. Third St. for Alexis "Lexi" Weber and Timothy Getzelman. Both died in a car accident Monday night. The memorial event was held at the soup kitchen from 5 to 7 p.m. on...
Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on state Route 64 Wednesday afternoon. Nicholas A. Skrede, 25, of Sycamore, allegedly drove into the opposite lane when he hit an oncoming car. His vehicle was found in the north ditch facing south. Skrede...
DeKALB | Two cars collided on Lucinda Avenue right in front of NIU police building around noon Monday. NIU Police Sgt. Alan Smith said a silver Ford Focus was heading North on Wirtz towards Lucinda, while a red Ford Mustang was heading East on Lucinda....
On Dec. 12, all I wanted was some pancakes. For those of you who do not remember that day, it was the Sunday when the Bears got baited by the Patriots in the "Blizzard Bowl." I live in Rochelle, and my options for breakfast consist of McDonald's and Burger...
A Rochelle man died after getting hit by a car Wednesday night. At 6:11 p.m. Wednesday, DeKalb County Sheriff’s Police were called to investigate two accidents on the intersection of Peace and Freed Road. According to a DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office...
Coffee shops around DeKalb vary in their atmospheres, types of coffee and the amount of events going on in them. The Coffee Corner on campus serves Starbucks coffee at the Holmes Student Center. There is no seating set aside specifically for the coffee...
One man was killed Friday night following a car accident in Sycamore. According to a press release from the DeKalb County Coroner's Office, Judd E. Lauger, 30, of Machesney Park, was pronounced dead at 7:17 p.m. Friday at the Kishwaukee Community Hospital...
