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Hospital bomb threat warrants felony charge

By Northern Star staff | February 7, 2011

According to a press release from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Daniel B. Scott was arrested at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, Saturday for disorderly conduct. Deputies responded after Scott was transported to the hospital...

Bond set for armed home invasion suspect

Bond set for armed home invasion suspect

By Shaun Zinck | September 29, 2010

Bond has been set for a Bolingbrook man charged with invading a home in the first block of Daisy Avenue in Cortland Tuesday morning.

Robert Jackson, 24, is currently being held on $1 million bond at the DeKalb County Jail. He is charged with two counts of home invasion, two counts of armed violence, residential burglary, aggravated battery with a firearm and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

Police were called to the residence at 10:17 a.m. Tuesday after a reported armed home invasion had occurred, according to a Cortland Police press release. Witnesses provided a description of the suspect to police and said the suspect also fired a shot from a handgun while in the home. The release also said a 16-year-old male was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, for non-life threatening injuries.

At 11 a.m. Sycamore Police and DeKalb County Sheriff Deputies took Jackson into custody in the field near Fenstermaker Road, the release said.

DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said the investigation is still ongoing and they are looking for two other suspects alledgedly driving an older model, blue, four door Buick with Illinois Firefighter registration.

Scott said the handgun used in the home invasion was recovered around 5 p.m. Tuesday with the help of the NIU canine unit.

Jackson’s next court date is scheduled for Oct. 19.

Magician and Balloon Sculpter Tim Glander, of Whitewater, Wisconsin hands an alien balloon to Austin Allen as his father Mike Allen and Heather Romon watch on during the Sycamore Block Party Saturday.

Sycamore block party beats dreary weather

By Chris Krapek | September 20, 2010

The 10th annual Discover Sycamore block party went on this weekend as planned. Despite dreary weather, which cancelled some early activities for kids, the intersection of Somonauk and Elm was full with brave and bundled-up families Saturday afternoon....

Man killed after struck by car

By Northern Star Staff | September 13, 2010

A Sycamore man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of DeKalb Avenue early Sunday morning.  Dustin West, 24, of DeKalb was driving north on DeKalb Avenue when Alfonso C. Morales, 34 stepped out onto the street, according to a...

NIU head football coach hospitalized

By Jimmy Johnson | September 12, 2010

DeKALB | NIU Associate Athletics Director Donna Turner confirmed that NIU head football coach Jerry Kill was taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital early Sunday morning and was still being treated and hospitalized as of press time. According to Turner,...