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Cortland Township landfill expansion at a standstill

By Ryan Chodora | April 8, 2013

The Illinois Supreme Court has delayed the decision on whether to expand the Cortland Township landfill. If expanded, the landfill, located on Route 88 in Cortland Township, will be the waste removal option for 17 counties in the Northern Illinois area....

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...

To build or not to build: DeKalb City Council holds joint meeting to discuss police department expansion

By Jason Pfrommer | June 28, 2011

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...

Hope Haven expansion approved

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | November 8, 2010

DeKalb| The DeKalb City Council met again Monday night to discuss the expansion of Hope Haven and voted in favor of expansion. Hope Haven supporters packed the chambers, displaying their red Hope Haven pins. Hope Haven wants to expand its current emergency...

Vote for Bob Brown; he opposes the expansion of the county landfill

By Letter Writer | October 13, 2010

I am a resident of DeKalb County BoardDistrict 6. One of the most important local issues in the upcomingelection is the planned expansion of the county landfill.The current County Board District 6member, Steve Walt, voted yes to create the 17-county dump...