According to a press release, the DeKalb Area Agricultural Heritage Association(DAAHA) is seeking new items for its collection.Items needed include manuscripts, books, personal records, prints, photographs, catalogs, paintings, farming tools, furnishings,...
Dekalb | When a student needs to get somewhere outside of Dekalb, there are transportation options available.The Huskie Bus line is available to students for free and makes various stops around NIU's campus. Though its main routes go around Dekalb and...
I'm writing in response to the planned Monsanto advertisement on a DeKalb water tower. Here's a little about Monsanto: It's a U.S based agricultural biotechnology company known for creating the herbicide "roundup." Monsanto is also known for its aggressive...
Congratulations: you're officially a freshman again. While it sucks starting over at the bottom of the totem pole, you should at least feel relieved knowing you are approaching the finish line of your educational career. Adjusting to college might be...
The following was taken directly from area polic and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 8:42 p.m. Thursday, DeKalb Police checked the registration...
A severe thunderstorm Monday morning left about 11,700 ComEd customers in DeKalb County without power.Paul Callighan, ComED External Affairs manager, said the storm affected 12,500 customers total and would be a "multi-day restoration effort."As of Monday...
The DeKalb City Council and the Finance Advisory Committee held a special joint meeting Monday at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St., to discuss the financing options available for the construction of a new police station. Members of the...
A DeKalb woman has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say she tried to smother her four-month-old son. During a hearing June 16 for Kristen Shaw, 26, Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert set bond at $500,000, according to court...
DeKALB | It's about more than video games. It's about the community, the arcade, the kill screens and the quarters on the marquee. "Star Worlds: A Pocket Full of Tokens and I'm Heading to the Arcade," will be screened at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Wirtz Hall...
DeKALB | Sheba is an Australian Cattle Dog/German Shepherd mix. Memo is a declawed calico adult cat. Both animals are up for adoption at the DeKalb County Animal Shelter, 16173 Baseline Rd., in Genoa. In the past couple months, the center has expanded....
DeKALB | Open wide, DeKalb. The DeKalb Dental Group, 2707 Sycamore Road, will host its first "Free Dentistry Day" on May 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The first 100 people who come will be able to receive free dental exams, said Adam Lueken, PR specialist...
DeKALB | The DeKalb City Council is considering a resident officer program in select neighborhoods around DeKalb. If the program was implemented, the city would purchase a house in one of DeKalb's two Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts, said Police...
