Local fire and police departments have asked residents to clear their cars and hydrants to make the area safer.Residents can check the snow removal route map on the city’s website.If a vehicle constitutes a hazard to the city’s snow removal, the vehicle...
Security in the municipal building has left something to be desired, according to some city officials, since the city police moved out of the municipal building to their station on West Lincoln Highway.Previously, the municipal building, 200 S. Fourth...
A Sycamore resident plays the bugle to give back to the community.Gene Vanden Bosch is a bugler for Bugles Across America, a non-profit organization that provides live performances of taps and the national anthem for veteran ceremonies and funerals. Vanden...
DeKalb could see its first dog park as soon as one month from now.The DeKalb Park District has voted to build a temporaryno-leash dog park on one of the softball fields in Katz Park on Dresser Road. The park district will install fences around the area...
The week may be cold, but Thanksgiving shouldn’t be ruined by bad weather.The week will see highs in the 30’s, and NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste doesn’t expect rain or snow.“Although it will be cold, travelling conditions should be good throughout...
It took volunteers from all over DeKalb County only four days to make enough meals to feed 2,260 children for one year.Volunteers helped pack meals for Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization that helps feed children all over the world. About...
A Fulbright scholar from New Zealand visited the Holmes Student Center Thursday to discuss a teaching model in which teens are able to learn by giving them responsibility.Barrie Gordon, Fulbright scholar and senior lecturer from Victoria University in...
Tears were held back and hands were shaken as locals paid tribute to veterans with a motorcade this weekend.On Saturday, a motorcade procession traveled to local rehab centers and retirement homes to pay tribute to veterans. The motorcade stopped at the...
Two men are attempting to open a microbrewery in Sycamore, a first for the city.Andrew “Cad” Nordman and Brian “Demon” Matejka, co-owners of Cademon Brewing, plan to open up a brewery and tasting room at 2155 Oakland Drive. The project isn’t...
DeKalb City Clerk Liz Peerboom is looking to work full time for the city.Peerboom was sworn in as the city clerk of DeKalb May 9. She has also been serving as the city clerk of Maple Park since 2011.Peerboom said she would like to see City Council make...
A man has been charged with manufacturing meth after allegedly using a Travel Inn hotel room as a meth lab.The DeKalb Police Department responded to a call on Oct. 27 in regard to suspicious items found in a dumpster. The items were determined to be methamphetamine...
Homecoming weekend gathered a crowd and crime this weekend.The DeKalb Police and Fire departments had to increase their staffs over the weekend to keep up with the increased activity in DeKalb, bringing in additional help.“It was an extremely busy weekend...
