I’m voting for Barack Obama because our economy is improving, gaining an average of 170,000 jobs per month, according to an October Washington Post article. I see no reason to gamble this on former governor Mitt Romney’s mysterious tax plan: a plan...

Early voters have one more day to cast their ballots before the polls open Tuesday. Voters can take advantage of early voting from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. today at the DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder’s Office, 110 E. Sycamore St. in Sycamore. For...

DeKalb County Treasurer Mark Todd plans to seek retention for his position. Todd was appointed to the position Feb. 12 to fill Christine Johnson's term. Johnson was appointed to the State Senate.Todd said he wants to bring efficiency to the Treasurer's...

DeKALB | An electoral board hearing held Jan. 4 denied objections filed against three candidates of the upcoming local elections. The board consisted of DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen, senior Alderman Dave Baker and City Clerk Steve Kapitan. Povlsen said the...

I'd like to thank everyone who supported me in my run for DeKalb County Clerk and Recorder. Most notably I would like to thank Sharon Holmes, Judy Butler, and all the staff in the office who helped me to more fully understand the duties of the office....

Thursday's Perspective articles dealt<a href="https://northernstar.info/opinion/article_ada3f0b2-e24c-11df-9c8c-00127992bc8b.html">with the contentious issues of the public office and <a href="https://northernstar.info/opinion/columnists/article_627dcdae-e23f-11df-ae69-0017a4a78c22.html">the...