The League of Women Voters of DeKalb County will hold a Candidates’ Night 6:30 p.m. today in the second floor of the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St.Candidates in contested races, including the 3rd, 5th and 7th wards, will answer questions...

Brazilian musical ensemble Paulo Padilha and Group will perform 7 p.m. March 5 in the DeKalb High School auditorium.The ensemble is led by Brazilian musician Padilha. Other members include Léo Mendes on guitar, vocals and electric bass; André Magalhães...

Classes resumed at DeKalb High School after a natural gas leak outside of the building was sealed today.The DeKalb fire department and Nicor Gas Company responded to a call at 10:51 A.M. for a possible natural gas leak at the high school, police said....

Friday’s 15th annual Castle Challenge concluded with a win for Sycamore women’s basketball, DeKalb men’s basketball and $59,000 for the schools to split.Castle Bank pairs up with NIU and local and national organizations to support the DeKalb High...

DeKalb County Community Gardens plans to start a garden west of DeKalb High School so students can get their hands dirty while learning about agriculture.Dan Kenney, DeKalb Community Gardens director, said the organization leased a 4-acre plot west of...

I have lived in DeKalb since 1957; my wife Alina and I have three young children, care deeply about DeKalb and, of course, NIU.My father Bob Sr. was NIU’s athletic director for many years and my mother Gertrude taught girls physical education at DeKalb...