Located next to Eyemart Express and T-Mobile in the Oakland Place Shopping Center, Future Fades Academy opens at new spot in DeKalb, offers hands-on training.

A DeKalb man was charged Monday after police alleged he got into an argument with a woman over her pet cat, attacked her and struck and threatened to kill the cat, according to court records

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From the grand staircase of Altgeld Hall, while a campus tour group passed by below, union workers protesting for higher wages were told Tuesday in DeKalb they would have to wait if they wanted to personally deliver a letter to Northern Illinois University president Lisa Freeman.

Road work on Somonauk Road from U.S. Route 30 to Chicago Road is underway, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

Chuck Shepard successfully petitioned the city of Sycamore on June 16 to annex 4.97 acres of land he recently purchased at the corner of Coltonville Road and Electric Park Drive. Now he wants to build three commercial buildings on the eastern portion of the property.

Project leaders behind a new Marriott-branded hotel are getting a boost from the city of DeKalb.

A proposed townhome development northeast of the Route 23 and Plank Road intersection in Sycamore won’t be moving forward to the City Council after members of the public criticized the plans this week.

To better address safety concerns, DeKalb city leaders this week voted to impose new speed restrictions along West Bethany Road.

In a split vote this week, the DeKalb City Council shut down plans backed by a Champaign-based developer to build a data center and solar facility off Peace Road.