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Professors grow marriage at NIU

By Sam Malone | October 10, 2016

DeKALB | Eighteen years ago, two young professors were introduced through a mutual friend in Elgin; shortly after, they fell in love with each other and with NIU, where they now teach.Lady and James Cohen have been married for 16 years, and although they...

Workers continue construction on the addition to the DeKalb
County Courthouse Monday afternoon.

DeKalb County spends around $27 million on jail expansion

By Thomas Verschelde | August 29, 2011

DeKalb County is planning to expand the county jail in order to create more space for more people. According to Roger Scott, sheriff and member of the ad hoc jail planning committee, the project will cost approximately $27 million. The reason for the...

Area bands split album, share glory

By Jerene-Elise Nall | August 23, 2010

Bust! and Heart Shaped Hate released a split on Cassette Deck Media Conglomerate and on Underground Government/Recess Japan this summer. While the album in its entirety lasts only 12 minutes and 55 seconds, both bands deliver more in just under 13 minutes...