DeKALB — DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery proposed the Safe Street Initiative during a Monday city council meeting; alderpersons approved the first phase of the plan.The initiative is a four-phase plan to reduce parking traffic in some of the areas in...

DeKALB — Alexandra Hoyle, 21, of DeKalb, has been arrested in connection to the murder of 2-year-old Khalil Body.Employees at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, alerted the DeKalb Police Department Nov. 10 about suspicious circumstances...

Crime Under The Lens is a two-part series that investigates the recent increase of violence in DeKalb and its affect on residents. The first story identified the source of crime, and the second story focuses on residents living in the area with the highest...

DeKALB — The DeKalb Police Department has been the recipient of a federal grant to provide a better response when dealing with people with mental illnesses.Police officials applied for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Police-Mental Health Collaboration...

DeKALB — As Halloween approaches, students prepare for a week full of costumes and candy, but the recent influx of shootings may damper the excitement for some.Since the start of the semester, there have been five shootings located in the northwest...

DeKALB | DeKalb Police Department officials arrested an Aurora man Wednesday in connection to an incident involving shots fired Oct. 8 at the 800 block of Greenbrier Road.Michael Distasio, 19, of Aurora, is being held on $100,000 bond at Kane County Jail,...

DeKALB — DeKalb Police Department officials made an arrest after an undercover officer was invited into the home of a DeKalb resident to exchange money for a sex act.Jessica Olson, 30, of DeKalb, advertised herself on a website called backpage.com,...

Community members have notified DeKalb Police Department about credit card phone scams, according to a DeKalb Police Department press release.The police warn that if a suspicious phone call is received, residents should write down the phone number and...