Elections are an opportunity for voters to have their voices heard by choosing the right person for each elected position. For the past five years, I have had the pleasure of knowing John Acardo, not only as a co-worker, but as a friend. The office of...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from the DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 3 p.m. Tuesday, DeKalb Police were called to the 800...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from the DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 11:03 p.m. Sunday, DeKalb Police conducted a traffic...

Representatives of the Local 963 union are urging NIU representatives to come to a resolution over a possible contract violation before the discussion goes into arbitration, or third-party mediation, on Nov. 10.The possible violation of contract is the...

Although he wasn't able to see it himself, Frank Van Buer's hope for downtown DeKalb becoming revitalized is almost complete. Van Buer was DeKalb Mayor from 2005 until his death in July of 2008 from pancreatic cancer. Mary Beth, Frank's wife, said her...

Sunday marked another installment of the CROP Hunger Walk. "Worldwide more than one in seven people are hungry-and as many as half of them are hungry," said The Rev. John McCullough, Executive Director and CEO of Church World Services, an organization...

DeKalb | Emmaus College Church invites NIU students of all beliefs to discuss religion on Tuesday. The church has invited Nicholas Piotrowski of the Fox Valley Theological Society to campus to present his seminar "Proof" at 8 p.m. in the Regency Room...

One of the eastbound lanes of Lincoln Highway was closed for repairs Thursday after a semi-truck hit a fire hydrant. The truck was making a right turn going eastbound on Lincoln Highway, said DeKalb Police Lt. Carl Leoni. It didn't quite make the turn,...