The city is considering regionalizing the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport to draw in more commercial businesses.There has been talk of increasing the area the airport services and drawing more business to it, said 5th Ward Alderman Ronald Naylor. Naylor...

Some are still worried about a potential loss of business from an ordinance that will ban smoking on patios starting Thursday.Smokers will be required to move 15 feet away from patios in public spaces, which some think will send patrons elsewhere or cause...

As the finance director, Haley’s tasks will include monitoring the city’s cash flow by overseeing purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, water billing and tax collection, as well as preparing the city’s budget and audit.Haley graduated from...

DeKalb will outsource building inspections and hire two part-time property maintenance inspectors as a part of the fiscal year 2015 budget, which starts on July 1.Building supervisor Kent “Lou” Larson and building inspector Dave Reynolds will receive...

The city made an agreement with the Ben Gordon Center to give the center’s Discovery House $8,000 for projects for the 2014/2015 year.According to the city’s Comprehensive Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, the fund will help equip the program...

Locals marched to downtown DeKalb to raise awareness for sexual assault victims at Take Back the Night Tuesday.Safe Passage held Take Back the Night at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. Participants, who carried signs, were...

A resident’s words sparked discussion over the use of gender-inclusive language in City Council at its Monday meeting.Lynnea Erickson voiced her disapproval of how City Council handled the suggestion of altering language to include all genders at the...

DeKalb is hiring financial consultants to make the process for City Council approval expenditures more efficient.As part of City Manager Anne Marie Gaura’s financial responsibility initiative, DeKalb has entered into a partnership with GovTemps USA...

As a City of Service, DeKalb will be able to receive more help for community service projects old and new.Mayor John Rey signed a proclamation on April 14 making DeKalb one of the newest Cities of Service under the Serve Illinois Commission. Serve Illinois...

The South East Asian Youth Leadership Program will encourage visiting students to become leaders at a Government and Leadership event today at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St.Sixty high school-age students from South East Asian countries...