A public hearing on the proposed vacation of a portion of North Third Street drew a full house to Monday's City Council Meeting. Members of the community were allowed to speak about the proposal, which supporters said was necessary for an expansion for...
Donald Schoo was drafted into the United States Army in April 1943. Six years later, he had accumulated two dozen medals, survived D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge, worked with the French Underground, met General George Patton and liberated a German...
The Dekalb Public Library's planned expansion hangs on the decision of the city council. "We are still in the phase of acquiring land," said Edith Craig, DeKalb Public Library public relations coordinator. "We are in the very earliest stages of development."...
A DeKalb Police detective will speak about how real-life mysteries are solved at the DeKalb Public Library Thursday.The event, called CSI: DeKalb, is part of the ongoing Big Read series."Detective Michael Stewart will give a presentation," said Edith...
The flapper era was reborn Thursday night at the Stratford Inn during the DeKalb Public library's 1920s costume cocktail mixer The mixer, which was meant to call to mind the excessive era of the roaring ‘20s, was held as part of the DeKalb Public Library's...
Several downtown businesses in DeKalb will host a "Girls Night Out" event from 5 to 8 p.m tonight to benefit the American Heart Association."It seems like a great way to show what I believe is a worthy cause," said Debbie Witmer,co-owner of O'Leary's...
The DeKalb Public Library will hold a bird-watching event Saturday to kick off its Big Read Month. "How to Spot a Falcon" will begin with a presentation from Peggy Doty, extension educator, environmental and energy stewardship for Boone, DeKalb and Ogle...
The Dekalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., held a mock archaeological dig for children Tuesday night.Jeremy VanDerpluymChildren dug through small boxes of sand in hopes of Children various treasures hidden within. "We used objects found around the library...
Dee Cover shared some interesting news during her report at the DeKalb City Council meeting Monday night.The DeKalb Public Library executive director explained that the 80-year-old library, located at 309 Oak St. in DeKalb, flooded Saturday.Cover said...
DeKALB | From today until July 29, the Northern Illinois area will experience stifling heat due to a high-pressure system moving into the area.Temperatures will be steadily in the 90s all week, with Wednesday through Friday's high temperatures reaching...
DeKALB | In 2010, the DeKalb Public Library saw 332,639 people walk through its doors. On average, each month 27,720 people entered the library at 309 Oak St. Public relations coordinator Katherine Keyes said public libraries are important to a community...
DeKALB | The Friends of the Library are holding a book sale this week to benefit the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Books, CDs, audio books, cassettes, records and VHS tapes are $1 or less. DVDs are $2.50. The Friends of the Library have a book sale...
