Hotel owners and managers should expect to hear from the city as early as this week.At Monday’s City Council meeting, the council approved an ordinance amending the code for hotel and motel inspections and licensing. The ordinance program is for inspection...

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...

DeKalb City Council discussed the potential changes to landlord-tenant regulations at a meeting Tuesday. The council met to review possible changes to the city ordinances regarding landlord regulations, as well as a possible property tax levy for DeKalb...

The DeKalb City Council received a report of police activities at a meeting Monday. The report, presented by Chief of Police Gene Lowery, details criminal activity in DeKalb between the dates of Aug. 23 and Sept. 30. The report noted an increase of crime...

Changes to DeKalb’s liquor code may be on the horizon. The DeKalb City Council is considering greatly reducing the number of license classifications. “Right now, we have over 20 classifications,” said Kris Povlsen, DeKalb mayor and liquor commissioner....

The DeKalb City Council approved the use of video gambling machines in certain establishments by a vote of 6-2 at a council meeting on Monday. These machines will be restricted to businesses holding a license to use them. The licensing process would be...

“Personhood” is a fickle issue in DeKalb. The U.S. Supreme Court may have ruled that corporations are people, but DeKalb City Council isn’t ready to commit that women are people, too. Last week, during a Meeting of the Whole, 3rd Ward Alderwoman...

City Manager Mark Biernacki addressed rumors surrounding the resignation of City Clerk Steve Kapitan at a press conference Tuesday. "We hope to put an end to speculation and rumors that are going around," Biernacki said. "The resignation of Mr. Kapitan...