OC Honored with Awards for Recent Projects

The 2019 awards season has been kind to OC Creative across the boards. The local creative agency entered work into three separate competitions and won awards in all three. The Hermes Award judges awarded OC a platinum award for their Fuse Printer promotional video and a gold award for the #ProudlyDeKalb website (www.proudlydekalb.com).  Their Spud Life Potato Salad self-promotional video …

Give DeKalb County 2019 Results

Give DeKalb County had another successful year, raising a total of $685,762 for DeKalb County Nonprofit Organizations! Here is the “Thank You” message from the Give DeKalb County website: “Thank you to everyone who participated in Give DeKalb County on May 2, 2019! Give DeKalb County is a 24-hour fundraising event coordinated by the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership—a program of the DeKalb …

Dining for a Purpose 2019

Faranda’s Banquet Center in Dekalb is seeking local not for profit organizations to partner in their 2019 Lenten Fish Fry Series. The Fish Fries will be held at the Banquet center located at 302 Grove Street in Downtown DeKalb on the Seven Fridays around the season of Lent – The first Fish Fry being held Friday March 1 st and …

#Proudlydekalb Street Team at the YMCA Ultimate Team Challenge!

The #Proudlydekalb Street Team paired with our friends from Pi Sigma Epsilon (the professional business fraternity at Northern Illinois University) to compete in todays YMCA Ultimate Team Challenge! They competed in a relay race, a boogie board race, inner tube water basketball, and more! This is the second year that the street team has participated in the Ultimate Team Challenge, …

A partnership for heroic change

    The NIU College of Business has entered into a partnership with Chicago-based incubator MATTER . The entity was established in 2015 and focuses on creating heroic change in the healthcare industry. It develops healthcare innovations through a coalition of experts, organizations, and startups. Jeff Aronin, NIU Business marketing alumnus, co-chairs MATTER. Based out of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, MATTER’s extensive network …

#DistinctlyDeKalb – Cracker Jax Giveaway Winner is…

Congratulations to Jennifer Graveline Yochem for being selected as the #DistinctlyDeKalb – Cracker Jax Giveaway winner! Cracker Jax is a local commodity in the community with vintage & new jewelry, home decor, gift items, & more! They are located at: 118 N 3rd St DeKalb, Illinois Here’s a big thanks to our friends at Cracker Jax and the #ProudlyDeKalb Street Team for …

Support local farmers, artists at market Dec. 1

DeKALB – The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St., will host a winter farmers market with local artisans and a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 Admission is $1. Organizer Dan Kenney said there will be more than 20 vendors, including many newcomers. Hasselmann Family Farm will offer grass-fed beef, pork, poultry, eggs, …

Help the homeless during event at Tapa La Luna in DeKalb

  DeKALB – Snow has fallen. The season has turned. As you go through your wardrobe or your kid’s closet finding clothing that no long fits, you could just donate it, the way you’ve always done. Or you could wear it one last time, work a catwalk and honor one of DeKalb’s most beloved, albeit late, entrepreneurs. Rob Deshazer, the …

#DistinctlyDeKalb – Barb City Bagels Giveaway Winner is…

Congratulations to Angela Frye for being selected as the #DistinctlyDeKalb – Barb City Bagels Giveaway winner! Angela has just won a $10 gift certificate, a Barb City Bagels t-shirt, and a gift certificate for a bag of coffee! Barb City Bagels is a local commodity in the community located at: 118 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115 Here’s a big …

The Winner of the O’Leary’s $50 Gift Certificate is…

Congratulations to Jason Dominguez for being named this week’s #DistinctlyDeKalb Giveaway winner! Lady luck was on your side and now it’s time to claim your prize! O’Leary’s Ale House is a throwback Irish pub located at: 260 E Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115 Be sure to check back soon for our next #DistinctlyDeKalb giveaway featuring: The Lincoln Inn and their …