DeKalb area businesses plan to celebrate Veterans Day in different ways.Some local restaurants will offer meals to veterans.O'Leary's Restaurant and Pub, 260 E. Lincoln Highway, will offer entrees to service members.Veterans can receive a free entree,...
Proposed legislation to fully replace the $1 bill with coins was met with support and dislike from DeKalb area establishments and students.The legislation was proposed by Congressman David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), who believes coins will help reduce federal...
Residents learned how to set boundaries against suspicious people Tuesday night at the Refuse to be a Victim Workshop. NRA-certified instructor Laurie Dougherty taught participants at the DeKalb Elks Lodge, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road, how to avoid being...
Little spider men and a black cat stood among children gathered at Northern View apartments Sunday night, hoping to get a taste of a Halloween tradition. The children first gathered in the community center, 1 Northern View Circle, where NIU student organizations...
From Thursday to Sunday, pumpkins filled the lawn of the Sycamore Courthouse.The annual Sycamore Pumpkin Festival celebrated its 50th anniversary and featured a variety of different events including a parade, 5K run and a pumpkin decorating contest, said...
NIU will team up with Lextech Global Services to create new courses. The courses will teach students how to write applications for several different smart phone platforms. The university offers two courses now, but the full program will be offered fall...
Local nonprofit organization Feed ‘Em Soup will open a new location Oct. 26. The group will move to its own location, 122 S. First St. in DeKalb, from its previous space at First Lutheran Church, 324 N. First St. "We have a great new location," said...
The DeKalb Chess Club held a casual open play chess event Monday night. The club holds open play events twice weekly, 3 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the basement of First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. "It's...
Jesus Romero donates his time to helping fellow Sycamore residents, but he wasn't always so fond of the city."When I first moved here, I didn't like it," Romero said. "But now that I have my own family, I cannot think of a better place in which to live."Romero...
Bill Nicklas said he believed his greatest achievement was how much the community had grown during his time as Sycamore city manager during a reception on Friday. Nicklas is leaving his post to work for NIU as the associate vice president for institutional...
The DeKalb Public Library will hold a bird-watching event Saturday to kick off its Big Read Month. "How to Spot a Falcon" will begin with a presentation from Peggy Doty, extension educator, environmental and energy stewardship for Boone, DeKalb and Ogle...
Toyota awarded local charity Feed ‘Em Soup a Toyota Sienna Wednesday. Toyota will give away 100 cars to 100 nonprofit organizations based on several criteria. First, Toyota judges chose 500 finalists from the original 3,000 applicants, said Joe Van...
