After a unanimous vote for the first reading and waiving the second reading, DeKalb aldermen passed a temporary ordinance for e-cigarettes and teen night clubs that may come to the city.During the March 10 City Council meeting, an ordinance was approved...

The city’s Financial Responsibility Initiative will improve DeKalb’s financial practices as the budget due date of July 1 nears.City manager Anne Marie Gaura said more concrete examples of how the initiative will improve the city’s financial policies...

DeKalb’s Panera Bread location anticipates a June opening for a drive-thru window.Panera Bread, 2476 Sycamore Road, hopes to provide customers with more convenience with this addition to the bakery-café.Hamra Enterprises owns and operates 33 Panera...

City Council has appointed an engineer who plans to work with the community and establishments in the area.John Laskowski began in January, but City Council made his position official Monday. The previous engineer, Joel Maurer, retired at the end of November....

With temperatures dropping below zero this winter, a city-wide task force is making plans for permanent warming centers.Dave Miller, the Family Service Agency’s executive director, is the head of the task force that will join local organizations to...

DeKalb and Sycamore high schools will host the Bookcase Project’s fundraising dinner at 6 p.m. Feb. 20 in the DeKalb High School cafeteria.This banquet dinner aims to help local children from low-income families break the cycle of poverty with books.The...

The Crime Free Housing Bureau is preparing for its formal review this spring.The Crime Free Housing Bureau is run by coordinator Carl Leoni.City Council will receive a review of the program in late February or early March.“I look forward to that report...

Mayor John Rey has created a task force to assist in the renovations to City Hall. The group will meet this week.Second ward alderman Bill Finucane, fifth ward alderman Ron Naylor and others from the city’s staff and finance advisory board have been...

DeKalb’s first dog park, while temporary, is raising ears amongst the park board after positive reception.The DeKalb Park District set-up a temporary dog park in Katz Park on Dresser Road in December. This temporary dog park was designed to gauge interest,...

It’s expected that the DeKalb Park District will have a new executive director May.Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates have been commissioned to find the executive director of the DeKalb Park Board.The director acts as a connection link between the...

City Council meets today to discuss changes to DeKalb’s municipal code in response to state legalization of medical marijuana and concealed carry.The City Council meeting will be held at 5 p.m. at the municipal building, 200 S. Fourth St.City attorney...