Megann Horstead

Veteran Daniel “Doc” Habeel said he’s long felt that stories of the nation’s Black military service members go untold far too often. So he's curated a traveling photo exhibit, which will reopen around DeKalb County in February in time for Black History Month.

A little free library has found a home at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, DeKalb.

In 2024, Network of Nations celebrated its 25th anniversary of building friendships between international students at NIU and Kishwaukee College and the local community.

Almost 100 children and their families took to the DeKalb Target to shop with a cop Sunday. Officer Chris Sullivan said putting on the annual Heroes and Helpers event means a great deal to the police department.

Plans for the city of DeKalb’s new $4 million fire station continue to move along at the north end of the Schnucks subdivision at 1130 S. Malta Road. The station is projected to open in April.

More than 100 DeKalb area children and their families got to do some holiday shopping Sunday at Target made possible by the DeKalb Police Department's annual Heroes and Helpers program.

The DeKalb City Council this week gave its final nod of approval to a plan aimed at boosting economic development in the South Fourth Street corridor.

Kraft Heinz’s $400 million facility hit a snag in its DeKalb construction, pushing the opening date back by two years to 2027. Officials have so far remained tight-lipped on reasons for the delay, however.

The DeKalb School District 428 Board this week gave a final nod to its 2024 property tax levy of $84 million. Here's what your property tax bill might look like.

Season 23 of Hell's Kitchen features DeKalb High School alumna Hannah Flora

The DeKalb Park District failed to annex the Meta DeKalb Data Center to its tax rolls for two years, likely causing the district to miss out on more than a million dollars in property tax revenue since 2022, an official said.

The DeKalb Youth Football League Jr. Barb Junior Varsity Cheerleading Squad is headed for the warmer climate of sunny Florida later this month. The team will compete on the national level Dec. 7-14.

The annual charity basketball game, featuring DeKalb School District 428 employees and DeKalb County first responders, returned Monday to a packed Huntley Middle School gymnasium

DeKalb School District 428 employees faced off with first responders in the annual charity basketball game Monday at Huntley Middle School in DeKalb. Proceeds went to help local children receive gifts for the holidays.

As industries have started to crop up on the city of DeKalb’s south side, so, too, have local planning efforts to accommodate future water infrastructure demands.