Freedom Divers International Foundation will offer a Try Scuba course for disabled veterans, people with disabilities and their families Saturday. “Just because you’re disabled, it doesn’t give you a restriction in the water,” said Kurt Clifton,...
The attorney for one of the men charged in connection with the Sept. 28 shooting on Lucinda Avenue asked for more time to discuss a plea bargain at a status hearing Wednesday. Eric Sims, 20, of Evergreen Park is charged with aggravated battery with a...
Stop the Mega-Dump met Monday night to update citizens on the appeal filed against the expansion of the DeKalb County dump. Group Chairman Dan Kenney, said he received an email from the group’s attorney on Friday telling him that the Illinois Attorney...
The trial for the man charged in killing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller was rescheduled to June 11 at a status hearing Monday. Public Defender Regina Harris’ case could not be ready by May, and she needed additional time to prepare for trial,...
Warrants were issued Sunday for three suspects charged in connection with a stabbing that occurred Friday night. According to a DeKalb Police Department press release, the victim was stabbed during an altercation at a party at a residence in the 1500...
The motion call status hearing for Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, was canceled Friday and rescheduled for Monday. Court documents allege McCullough sexually abused a Sycamore girl in the early 1960s. McCullough is charged with one count of rape and four...
Last week, partners of MTV launched an online campaign to encourage community members to vote in a contest which would allow DeKalb to premiere a documentary about bullying. The film, Bully, is an independent documentary that follows the lives of five...
When natural disasters strike and devastate an area, the news cameras come in and tell the stories of the victims. If many are killed, people are moved to take action by donating their money and time to relief efforts. However, once the cameras stop rolling,...
Clay Campbell arrived to a joyous reception at the law office of Christine Taylor in Sycamore after winning re-election as the DeKalb County State’s Attorney. Friends, secretaries and coworkers applauded Campbell upon his arrival Tuesday night. Even...
Richard Van Arsdale III, 21, pleaded guilty to residential burglary in an agreement at a March 9 status hearing. Van Arsdale was sentenced to nine years in the department of corrections for the charge and all other charges were dropped, said Phil Montgomery,...
The DeKalb City Council will vote on zoning changes Monday night to allow for a Hampton Inn and Suites to be built in DeKalb, said Mayor Kris Povlsen. “I think it’s greatly needed,” Povlsen said. “We have a large drawing to the community because...
Efficiency and raising awareness about a drug problem in DeKalb were the reasons 30 warrants were issued simultaneously in connection with a Thursday’s warrant sweep operation, said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. The drug sweep concluded the six-month...
