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Vet, former officer want County Board

Vet, former officer want County Board

By Keisha Howerth | March 6, 2014

Two locals running in the Republican primary for DeKalb County Board member of District 9 hope to bring financial responsibility to the board if elected.The primary election will take place March 18, and Samuel-Louis Bandy Jr. and Craig Genteman will...

Election Profile: DeKalb County Board District 5

Election Profile: DeKalb County Board District 5

By Brooke Shinberg | October 21, 2012

Correction: In an election profile in Monday’s issue of the Northern Star, Stephen Reid was incorrectly listed as affiliated with the Republican party. Mr. Reid is registered as a Democratic candidate for DeKalb County Board District 5. Mr. Reid is...

Election Profile: DeKalb County Board District 3

Election Profile: DeKalb County Board District 3

By Jessi Haish | October 15, 2012

DeKalb County Board District 3 - Election Profile Kenneth Andersen Incumbent Party: Republican Age: 69 Hometown: Sycamore Career: Retired Education: Not Available He has stated his main goal as: Start moving people out of Evergreen Village and get them...

Voting in local primaries begins Tuesday

By Joe Palmer | March 19, 2012

Polls open Tuesday for over 30 local primaries to decide who will be on the ballots in November. Voters will participate in the local elections, with two state positions up for grabs and a national primary taking place. Eight of Tuesday’s elections...

Candidate profiles: DeKalb County Board District 11

By Joe Palmer | February 14, 2012

Name: Daniel Cribben Affiliation: Republican Hometown: Somonauk Current Occupation: Production Agriculture & Real Estate Appraisal Platform: Developing and operating DeKalb County under a balanced budget     Name: Suzanna Fahnestock Affiliation:...

Write-in candidates subject to same procedure as traditional candidates

Write-in candidates subject to same procedure as traditional candidates

By Jordan Birchfield | February 8, 2012

Six DeKalb County citizens have declared their intent to run in the March 20 election as write-in candidates.The candidates are running for the a vacant County Board seat, as well as several Precinct Committee seats.According to the County Board's website,...

Candidate profiles: DeKalb County Board, District 6

By Olivia Willoughby | February 8, 2012

 Name: Ruth Anne Tobias  Current Job: DeKalb County Board Member  Hometown: DeKalb  Political Affiliation: Democrat  Platform: Intends to attempt to keep the county functional while providing services for citizens. Also hopes to maintain agricultural...

Tourism numbers increased by 9.6 percent from 2009 to 2010,
inspiring the DeKalb County Board to do more to attract tourists to
the area.

County Board takes on tourism

By Tom Verschelde | October 2, 2011

The Economic Development Committee (EDC) of the DeKalb County Board decided to make a greater effort to attract tourists to DeKalb County after tourism numbers increased by 9.6 percent from 2009 to 2010. "[We] invited people who are involved with the...

DeKalb County Board member, Jeff Metzger Sr. (R-Sandwich)
decided to run for the state House seat in the 90th District.

Metzger sets eyes on state House seat

By Thomas Verschelde | September 19, 2011

DeKalb County Board member, Jeff Metzger Sr. (R-Sandwich) decided to run for the state House seat in the 90th District. Metzger served on the DeKalb County Board for the last six years and worked at Elgin Community College for 32 years. “I am extremely...

DeKalb County seeks change to districts

By Thomas Verschelde | April 12, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb County Board will decide April 20 whether it will shrink from 24 members to 18. The reduction comes to the board from an ad hoc committee that made the recommendation. Julia Fullerton, chairperson of the ad hoc rules committee, said...

For students, the rent is too damn high

For students, the rent is too damn high

By Aaron Brooks | April 3, 2011

Living in DeKalb makes you feel like the wimpy kid at school. You try to live your life, go to school and play with your friends, but like clockwork, the bullies find you and take your lunch money. Many people think that the big bully in DeKalb County...

Going green in DeKalb County

By Shadonna Merriweather | November 15, 2010

While the National Geographic has created a Green Guide for everyday living, DeKalb County goes a little further and provides an outlet of learning and physical practices for community members to get involved in with the Go Green Initiative. "Our mission...