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DeKalb Postpones smoking ban discussion

By Jackie Nevarez | September 17, 2015

City Council postponed an ordinance that would prohibit smoking on streets and sidewalks touching NIU in support of the Smoke-Free Campus Act.The Smoke-Free Campus Act, which has been in effect since July 1, does not allow smoking in indoor and outdoor...

New Mexican restaurant one step closer to liquor license

By Megan Healy | September 20, 2011

The DeKalb liquor commission gave Fiesta Cancun a recommendation for an E-class liquor license at a meeting Tuesday evening, which is the first step in obtaining a liquor license. The E-class liquor license Fiesta Cancun, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, is applying...

Noise violations plague certain areas

By John Bachmann | September 26, 2010

DeKALB | Pumping up the jam at a party may get some residents into trouble. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said police received over a thousand calls last year for noise-related complaints. A majority of these complaints come from disorderly house and...