The Wally Thurow Tribute Committee said clay molding for a bronze statue is scheduled to start in April.The statue of Wally Thurow will serve as a tribute to the Sycamore resident and the Pumpkin Festival he founded.The life-size statue will show Thurow...
City Council approved a permit for a Culver’s Drive-Thru at Monday’s meeting.The council also approved sign waivers for Culver’s, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, to provide better visibility for the business.Plano residents Jeff and Marcia Newkirk have...
DeKalb County Board’s livestreamed meetings may lead to other government meetings and functions being covered on the Web.The livestreaming system can be used to broadcast emergency notifications and other messages for DeKalb County.Donny Adams, DeKalb...
Community members celebrated their St. Patrick’s Day by supporting a DeKalb family at Cabana Charley’s.The restaurant, 1470 S. Peace Road, was host a charity benefit for the Canaday family, of DeKalb, to raise money for their medical and living expenses.Christopher...
Two locals running in the Republican primary for DeKalb County Board member of District 9 hope to bring financial responsibility to the board if elected.The primary election will take place March 18, and Samuel-Louis Bandy Jr. and Craig Genteman will...
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...
The Sycamore City Council’s draft of its updated plan on zoning and land uses to improve the downtown’s appearance should be expected in the next 45 days.Mundy said Sycamore’s Architectural Review Committee has been recommending grants to the City...
When the weather is warmer, DeKalb’s street operations division will use hotter asphalt to permanently patch up potholes.The Public Works department is seeing more potholes this year than in previous years. Hot asphalt isn’t being used for potholes...
City Council has decided the dates on which it will discuss the city’s budget, but it will change next year’s budget workshop schedule because it conflicts with NIU graduation.City Council discussed the current calendar year for the fiscal year budget...
The Hopkins Park Pool may be renovated or replaced, among other options, and the DeKalb Park District Pool Consideration Committee will look into what options seems best at a meeting tonight.Per Faivre, DeKalb Park District Board vice president, said...
The DeKalb Police Department is looking to increase awareness for abuse and neglect of animals for the iWatchDeKalb app with its recent updates.The iWatchDeKalb app added two categories users can report issues for: code enforcement violations and crime...
Alumnus Ralph Strozza is helping keep foreign language students on the cutting edge of technology.Strozza, CEO and founder of InterPro Translation Solutions, recently made a second donation of SDL Trados Studio licenses for the Foreign Language Learning...
