The Dekalb Public Library's planned expansion hangs on the decision of the city council. "We are still in the phase of acquiring land," said Edith Craig, DeKalb Public Library public relations coordinator. "We are in the very earliest stages of development."...

October is National Liver Awareness Month, and a number of blood drives are being held in DeKalb and surrounding areas this month due to blood stocks being very low. "Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion," said Theresa Kuhlmann,...

Andy Ametti, owner and operator of Flappy's Pancake House, 1406 Sycamore Road, worked in the restaurant business all his life.Ametti, originally from Long Island, New York first started working in his family's restaurant."I started going to school as...

NIU will hold a depression screening from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Lincoln Room of the Holmes Student Center. NIU's Counseling and Student Development Center will host the screening in recognition of National Depression Screening Day. "It...

The NIU community mourns after philosophy professor William Tolhurst died Thursday at the age of 64. Tolhurst was a professor in philosophy at NIU for 33 years and served as the Philosophy Department's Chairman from 1990 to 1998. Tolhurst retired on Sept....

Some members of the Ill. General Assembly said a bill that would raise electric rates might have enough support to override Ill. Gov. Pat Quinn's veto. Quinn vetoed the bill Sept. 12. The bill would raise electric rates by updating the technology and...

The American Red Cross in DeKalb has been busy responding to local and national disasters over the summer. The American Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that helps people through four core services: disaster relief, armed forces and veteran services,...