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3M move to produce $50K annually

By Alexander Chettiath | July 20, 2015

3M, a Fortune 100 company, will move into a different DeKalb location, with operations expected to begin by early fall 2016.City Council approved a tax abatement agreement on June 13 that will allow the reduction of property taxes on 3M’s Park 88 facility...

Public wants bike paths, no Pups for greener city

By Kristin Maglabe | November 17, 2014

Suggestions to DeKalb’s Sustainability Plan include making the city more bicyclist-friendly and changing the NIU campus to make it more green.The Citizens Environmental Commission and the Sustainability Plan Citizen Task Force have worked together since...

DeKalb plans to improve sustainability

By Kristin Maglabe | September 23, 2014

The city is on board with a plan to make streets more accessible to biking and walking after receiving public comments on the matter, said Dan Kenney of the Citizen Environmental Commission.The Citizen Environmental Commission has been drafting a plan...