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Kay Shelton, Lincoln Highway Association President and anthropology and geography instructor at Kishwaukee College, describes the path of Lincoln Highway Wednesday evening at the DeKalb Farm Bureau.

DeKalb celebrates 100 years of Lincoln Highway

By Ryan Chodora | April 24, 2013

It has been 100 years since the opening of the transcontinental Lincoln Highway, and DeKalb County residents got a taste of its history Wednesday night. “[Lincoln Highway] allowed people to move independently from the train,” said Kay Shelton, Lincoln...

Eileen Silver holds a sign reading "Peace Now" Friday evening on the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway.

War, what is it good for?

By John Bachmann | September 26, 2010

DeKALB | On Friday evenings at the intersection of First Street and Lincoln Highway, two groups comprised of DeKalb residents voice their opinion on the war in Iraq. On one side of the street of Lincoln Highway stands supporters for the war, the other...