DeKalb County News Briefs
February 27, 2019NORTHERN ILLINOIS Vintage Shop Hop to lure shoppers The 6th annual Vintage Shop Hop is scheduled for March 1-March 2. It’s the motherlode of all vintage road trips – a self-guided…
NORTHERN ILLINOIS Vintage Shop Hop to lure shoppers The 6th annual Vintage Shop Hop is scheduled for March 1-March 2. It’s the motherlode of all vintage road trips – a self-guided…
DeKALB Shoe store to close in bankruptcy DeKalb is losing another national retailer. Discount retailer Payless ShoeSource, Inc. is filing for bankruptcy, and plans to close all of…
As Aurora residents band together in the wake of tragedy, the City of Lights continues to shine bright for the world to see. “The City of Lights went dark for a period of time, but…
Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman has released the identities of the five people killed in the mass shooting at an Aurora factory on Feb. 15. An employee fired that morning opened fired…
Gary Martin, the Aurora man who was fatally shot by police Friday, Feb. 15 after shooting and killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers, had several run-ins with law…
COUNTY Deadline nears for collection of personal hygiene products The public has until Feb. 15 to answer the DeKalb County Health Department’s call for donations of personal hygiene…
COUNTY Fundraiser will pay homage to positive relationships A celebration of good personal relationships will raise money to help those in bad relationships. Kicking off the fundraiser’s…
STATE Changes in lead poison testing will ID more children exposed to risks A change in how the state measures exposure to lead poisoning will increase the number of children who will…
Video: https://vimeo.com/chicagocubs/review/1081688846/447df6b521 The Illinois State Board of Education is celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week this week to honor the contributions…
SPRINGFIELD – The cost to attend state universities has been rising, and some institutions have said they’ll have to continue pushing the brunt of state budget shortfalls onto students…
Former Gov. George Ryan died Friday morning at 91, more than two decades after leaving office for the last time and 12 years after his release from federal prison. He died just one…
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is asking state lawmakers for a $15 million increase in his budget for the upcoming year, saying his office needs a more “stable”…
It took almost three decades, but the National Public Housing Museum officially opened to the public on April 4. Located in the only surviving building from the Jane Addams Homes public…
Gov. J.B, Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and Vantive announced today that the health care company will invest $23 million and locate its new…