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Resident officer program considered

By David Gong | May 3, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb City Council is considering a resident officer program in select neighborhoods around DeKalb. If the program was implemented, the city would purchase a house in one of DeKalb's two Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, said Police...

Prosecutors read text messages allegedly sent before shooting

By David Gong | April 14, 2011

The following conversation allegedly took place between Mark Orozco and Richard Van Arsdale III via text message and was read by Phil Montgomery, DeKalb County assistant state’s attorney, during a bond hearing for Orozco Thursday morning.   Orozco...

Sycamore man makes the tiger blood cut

By Dave Gong | March 29, 2011

DeKALB | Alex Broches, founder of the social networking site CollegeJunkee.com, is one of three Illinois finalists in actor Charlie Sheen's Tiger Blood internship. Broches, 23, is a Sycamore resident and recent graduate of NIU. The internship is a paid...