DeKalb Police will hold a community demonstration and discussion about the use of lethal force by police officers.The event will be from 1-4 p.m. March 12 at the DeKalb Police station, 700 W. Lincoln Highway, and will feature discussions on threat levels,...
Human Relations Commissioners Lisa King (left) and Larry Apperson discuss the ordinances regarding unlawful assemblies during a Feb. 18 Human Relations Commission meeting.
The Student Association Senate held a reading and discussion Sunday for a resolution to support lowering the entrance age to bars from 21 to 20 in DeKalb.Ben Donovan, Student Association director of Governmental Affairs, said the SA is aiming to change...
The Student Association Senate voted Sunday to unanimously support a parking ordinance changing the parking ban on Garden Road from 2-9 a.m. to 2-6 a.m.SA Senate Speaker Dillon Domke said DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery approached the Senate Friday and...
The NIU and DeKalb communities came together to walk in the name of peace, unity and civility during Tuesday’s Unity Walk, which was inspired by clashes in Ferguson, Mo.About 100 people got together and talked throughout the march. The event focused...
Police say a reported attack of a man on a walking path, which led to at least three schools going under lockdown today, did not happen.Cmdr. John Petragallo said the lockdowns were initiated in the afternoon after police received a 911 call from a male...
After receiving a grant from General Mills, the community has come together to create a summer camp for children living in the University Village Apartments, 722 N. Annie Glidden Rd.Camp directors Mary Hess, Lisa Cummings and Nancy Prange applied for...
The Committee of the Whole provided the City Council with the benefits — increased landlord training and property improvements — that stemmed from Crime Free Housing.The Committee of the Whole meeting was held at 5 p.m. Monday in the DeKalb Municipal...
DeKalb officers will return to duty after one shot and killed a Malta man when the man attacked his family Jan. 28.Two DeKalb residents are recuperating from the attack, during which they were stabbed multiple times. DeKalb police chief Gene Lowery...
City Council talked price, safety and convenience when discussing adding security measures to City Hall after the movement of the Police Department during Monday’s meeting.Council proposed moving the Finance Division and restricting the basement to...
Police shot and killed Cameron D. Lupton, 28, of Malta, after he had stabbed his father Carl, 57, and stepmother Charlotte Lupton, 67, earlier today.Police were on the phone with Charlotte Lupton when a dispatcher heard a disturbance at her home at 1020...
City Council looked at what role DeKalb will play in the state’s recently enacted medical marijuana and concealed carry laws at its meeting Monday.DeKalb has ordinances that prohibit the use of guns and the possession of drug paraphernalia and weed,...
