Megann Horstead

The DeKalb Police Department held a three-day training this week for officers, including K-9 units, to train on simulated field exercises with drones.

DeKalb's Cook Mansion, linked to NIU’s founding president, gains historic designation.

John Laskowski, DeKalb's new City Engineer, ready to enhance local infrastructure.

Some police officers from the DeKalb Police Department took part in K-9 unit and drone training in several areas around the city this week.

Noodles and Company in DeKalb has permanently closed its doors, ending local operations

Ready for what comes next: DeKalb District 428 school nurses, staff talk pandemic lessons as winter viral illness season returns

DeKalb’s transit center plans advance with land donation approval near Dresser Road.

Mayor Cohen Barnes expressed excitement for the petitioner’s plans and the City Council’s role in making them happen. “I’m super excited to have you," he said.

Hopkins Pool, the Sports and Recreation Center, League of Women Voters Park, Buena Vista Golf Course are just some of the sites undergoing capital improvement projects with the DeKalb Park District.

Multiple longtime employees of DeKalb’s only shelter for people who are homeless received accolades this week for service to the community.

Devyn Grzywa was named the 2025 Athena Award recipient by the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. “I appreciate you so much, and your support is beyond words," she said.

In what activists have said would be a first for DeKalb, a local group this week started early talks on how to inspire the community to start a microforest in town.

Family Service Agency of DeKalb County leaders announced this week plans to open the county’s first homeless and transitional living shelter for area youth.

The DeKalb City Council this week presented a new plan for reconfiguring traffic at North First Street and Sycamore Road near Clinton Rosette Middle School. The new proposal doesn't include a roundabout.

A local tattoo shop in DeKalb has temporarily closed, but the owner said it plans to reopen under a new name in a matter of weeks.