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Sweet Earth Jewelry offers fun and beads to citizens

By Jessica Wells | September 19, 2010

This month, Sweet Earth Jewelry and Gifts, 341 W. State Street, Sycamore, is offering a bead trunk show as well as a bracelet making class. These activities, however, are nothing new to the store and its owners Rich and Roseann Para. The Paras have owned...

Sycamore Block Party to be held Saturday

By Jessica Wells | September 15, 2010

The city of Sycamore invites everyone to come out for some good old fashioned family fun at its annual Block Party this Saturday from 3 to 11 p.m. This marks the tenth time Discover Sycamore has hosted this event and Megan Yockey, director of Discover...

State politicians visit campus

By Jessica Wells | September 8, 2010

Senator Dick Durbin, Congressman Bill Foster and Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias visited campus Wednesday for a meet and greet sponsored by the College Democrats. Durbin, who was introduced by Foster, spoke about his Republican counterparts consistently...

DeKalb County Courthouse to get facelift

By Jessica Wells | September 8, 2010

The DeKalb County Courthouse has stood in downtown Sycamore for over 100 years, but next spring the building will get a face lift. The courthouse was built in 1904 and received its first renovation in 1984, said Circuit Clerk Maureen Josh. Josh said they...

DeKalb Police receive grant for radio system upgrade

By Jessica Wells | August 29, 2010

Communication for emergency personnel is imperative in instances such as Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 and the Feb. 14 shootings. The DeKalb Police Department has taken steps to assure reliability. In December 2007, DeKalb received the Prairie Shield Grant...

DeKalb Police recieve grants for computers

By Jessica Wells | August 25, 2010

The Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System recently awarded grants to DeKalb County law enforcement agencies for ruggedized computers to be mounted in squad cars. ILEAS awarded a total of $75,174 to DeKalb County on Monday, $34,170 of which will be received...

DeKalb City Council approves land annex ordinance

By Jessica Wells | August 23, 2010

During Monday's DeKalb City Council meeting, the council discussed the fiscal year 2010 fourth quarter financial report and a communications upgrade for the police department. Assistant City Manager Rudy Espiritu presented the financial report and said...