DeKalb News

Lincoln Fox, an instructional media systems engineer at Northern Illinois University, shows Cheryl Ross, Dave Ross and Kristy Ross on Sunday the features of a smart classroom in Jameson Auditorium in Cole Hall.

Rock Island's Darius Henderson wrestles DeKalb's Evan Jones Saturday for the Class 2A Sterling Sectional title at 132 pounds.

Jeffrey E. Phillips, 32, was charged in October 2010 with two counts of child abduction and one count each of driving under the influence and resisting a peace officer.

This 1948 ad for Viking's "VisQueen" plastic film paints a utopian vision of a world where everything is entombed in airtight plastic layers, rendering it sterile and impervious to the world's depredations and imperfections.

Little River Band has been a part of the American music scene for more than 30 years, still touring nationally and internationally, playing songs that hit home for multiple generations.

DeKALB – A man was flown to a Rockford hospital Wednesday after being pinned under semitrailer tires outside a 3M facility.

Daniel Plowman, 8, smiles Wednesday while he looks at his medals from the Winter Special Olympics.

DeKALB – DeKalb School District 428 officials are joining other community members to raise money for a student with a rare heart defect.

DeKALB – The DeKalb Public Library Board announced Wednesday the formation of two groups to help it obtain a state grant for its proposed expansion.

DeKALB – Patients are often struck with disbelief when they receive a cancer diagnosis.

DeKALB – The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb will host a public celebration as part of the Standing on the Side of Love's month-of-love campaign.

Illinois hospitals contributed more than $4.6 billion in programs and services to their communities last year, according to the fifth annual report issued by the Illinois Hospital Association.

DeKALB – The resignation of DeKalb City Clerk Steve Kapitan came after his failure to meet certain obligations under the Illinois Open Meetings Act, city officials said Tuesday.

DeKALB – As a public service in this presidential election year, the alumni board of Northern Illinois University's award-winning student newspaper, The Northern Star, will host an on-campus panel discussion featuring three prominent in-state media voices: Mark Brown of the Chicago Sun-Times, Bruce Dold of the Chicago Tribune and Bernie ... (more)

DeKALB – The Chicago winter has finally reared its ugly head, and if you think the cold, slush and snow are tough on motorists, imagine what it's like for the city's bicycle messengers, those daredevils who risk life and limb in downtown traffic to make rush deliveries.

Glidden Homestead blacksmiths Jeff Hammes, left, and Lucio Bortolin demonstrated their craft during the museum's regular tour season in 2011.

SYCAMORE – Sycamore resident Chris Koley grew up watching and admiring some of the biggest names in professional wrestling, like Hulk Hogan, Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

While it generates billions of dollars in sales, Valentine's Day is not the biggest holiday of the year, spending-wise. Todd Hendrey, co-owner of The Confectionary in DeKalb and Sycamore, said Valentine's ranks third in chocolate sales, behind Christmas and Easter.

Editor's Note: This interview originally ran in the Nov. 2, 2011 edition of The MidWeek.

Police Chief Bill Feithen has announced he is retiring from the city of DeKalb, and has accepted a new job as the chief of police for the city of Monmouth.