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Final two home invasion suspects arrested

By Northern Star Staff | October 13, 2010

Two people were arrested today in connection with the Sept. 28 Cortland home invasion. Wallace Sullivan Jr., 35, of Summitt, was arrested and charged with home invasion, a class x felony, according to a DeKalb County Sheriff's press release. Sullivan...

Ill. Pollution Control will look into health concerns

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | September 23, 2010

Over the course of the summer, the citizens' action group, "Stop the DeKalb County Mega-Dump," has been in the process of filing an appeal to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. This appeal would halt the proceedings of the expansion of the current...

DeKalb County Courthouse to get facelift

By Jessica Wells | September 8, 2010

The DeKalb County Courthouse has stood in downtown Sycamore for over 100 years, but next spring the building will get a face lift. The courthouse was built in 1904 and received its first renovation in 1984, said Circuit Clerk Maureen Josh. Josh said they...

NIU student charged with sexual assault

NIU student charged with sexual assault

By Shaun Zinck | August 31, 2010

DeKALB | An NIU student charged with criminal sexual assault is waiting to be released from the DeKalb County Jail after posting bond Monday night. Jail officials said Nicholas F. Hetherington, 18, has to be fitted with a home monitoring device before...

Summer weather produces early harvest

By Joe Olmo | August 30, 2010

This summer, DeKalb County corn crops have thrived, unlike last year. "This is a totally different year," said Russ Deverell, a farmer in Kingston. "The heat has helped to push the corn along and helped the quality of the corn." Mariam Wassmann, director...

DeKalb Police recieve grants for computers

By Jessica Wells | August 25, 2010

The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System recently awarded grants to DeKalb County law enforcement agencies for ruggedized computers to be mounted in squad cars. ILEAS awarded a total of $75,174 to DeKalb County on Monday, $34,170 of which will be received...