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Olivia Thonsend (left)Jennifer Tsaras (center) Jenna Luetkebuenger (right) slides down a giant slide during September Fest at St. Mary’s School in DeKalb.

School hosts festival to raise money

By Maria Ahmad | September 23, 2012

St. Mary School’s September Fest celebrated its tenth annual festival this weekend with carnival rides, bake sales and more. St. Mary’s School, 210 Gurler Road, has been around for over 99 years and moved into its current location 17 years ago. September...

E-books offer alternatives to traditional textbooks

By Felix Sarver | January 24, 2012

Textbooks may no longer have to be carried in a backpack but stored in an iPad, Nook or Kindle.Many digital books can be read on PCs but now publishers have begun adapting them to handheld devices, said Don Turk , manager for the NIU university bookstore...

Dekalb Public Library goes digital

By Thomas Verschelde | February 28, 2011

DeKALB | The DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., has recently invested in a number of e-books that will be accessible to anyone with a library card. Dee Coover, DeKalb Public Library director, said the e-books can be downloaded to any computer for up...