The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Tuesday March 12 At 4:43 p.m., officers responded to 755 Regent...

The Secretary of State’s offices and driver service facilities state-wide will be closed Tuesday in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, according to a Friday news release from the Secretary of State. All driver service facilities will reopen...

View Camus Blotter 1/16-1/17 in a larger map The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web...

The DeKalb Police Department and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will be hosting a hunter safety education training course series beginning on Feb. 14, according to a news release from the city of DeKalb. The course will be held from 6 to...

Almost 2,000 packages of synthetic drugs were seized from DeKalb retailers Monday as part of “Operation Smoked Out.” The operation is a statewide initiative that aims to remove certain illegal substances from Illinois stores, according to an Illinois...

The city of DeKalb has made the move to Facebook. The city’s page relaunched Monday and utilizes the new timeline format. The page features news from city hall, as well as information, facts and photos of the city. An album of historic city photos is...

DeKalb residents will travel into the world of books tonight at the DeKalb Public Library. The library, 309 Oak St., will host a meeting of Destination Wonder, a book discussion group for older teens and adults, according to a press release from the library....

DeKalb County’s branch of Habitat for Humanity will host a Dine to Donate event Thursday. The event will last from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the DeKalb Applebee’s, 2411 Sycamore Road. Fifteen percent of every bill will go toward Habitat for Humanity of...

Mark Montgomery nabbed the fifth member of his 2012-13 recruiting class. The NIU men’s basketball coach announced Thursday Travon Baker of Detroit Consortium signed his letter of intent to join the program. “We are excited to have Travon join us and...

An accident between a car and scooter occurred around 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Newman Road and Garden Road. A blue Taurus rear-ended a scooter at the Newman Road stop sign, said DeKalb Police Officer Jared Burke. The scooter stopped at...

A verdict for Jack Daniel McCullough’s rape trial is expected Thursday, after the prosecution and defense rested their cases Wednesday. Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert said she planned to have McCullough’s verdict ready by Thursday morning, according...