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Genoa hosting annual Veterans Weekend

— July 15, 2022

The Genoa Veterans Home, 311 South Washington St., will be participating in the 15th Annual Veterans Weekend July 29- 31, and will be honoring all veterans, first responders and healthcare…

81 percent of northwest school districts report a teacher shortage problem
— March 5, 2021

Editor’s Note: Shaw Media Local News Network reporters Kelli Duncan, Cassie Buchman, Tom Collins, Kathleen Schultz and Katie Finlon contributed to this report. SPRINGFIELD…
NIU kicks off year-long anniversary celebration
— February 5, 2020

Northern Illinois University has plenty of reasons to cheer as it kicked off a 125th anniversary last week on the DeKalb campus. From origins as a humble state teacher’s college to…
‘Reimagined’ student space now open at NIU’s Holmes Student Center
— November 16, 2019

A long overdue renovation has transformed dingy and outdated portions of Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center from a place to pass through into a destination in its…
Kishwaukee invites community to library grand reopening
— August 30, 2019

Kishwaukee College completed renovation of their 16,843 square foot library and will host a grand reopening on Sept. 10 from 4-5:30 p.m. The redesigned library now houses library services,…

Suburban counties say more election judges needed for the March 17 primary
— March 2, 2020

Nearly every other day, in a small hallway of the Kane County Government Center in Geneva, Marguerite Clear of Batavia and Ed O’Boyle of St. Charles greet about 50 early voters….
DeKalb County foundation awards fall community grants
— December 12, 2019

Through generous donor support, the DeKalb County Community Foundation has announced the distribution of $150,360 in Community Needs Grants to help support 32 organizations for a…
Incarcerated connect with their kids through stories
— September 17, 2019

Bennie Ross talked into the mic, touting facts about Barack Obama. He talked about the Chicago resident going by the nickname “Barry” growing up, being a Harvard Law School graduate…