DeKalb, IL – The newly revamped DeKalb Corn Classic is quickly approaching. With a new race date, new course route and new community vibe, runners will now get to experience all the beauty that DeKalb and NIU have to offer. The race, which has traditionally been held during Corn Fest weekend, is now being held on Sunday, September 23. And …
DeKalb, IL – Kyla Hueber of Sycamore was shopping for school supplies Tuesday evening at Target and was surprised to see a crowd of people gathering around firetrucks and police cars in the parking lot as she left the store. But there wasn’t any trouble at the Sycamore retailer. Target was the site of National Night Out, a free community …
We will be saying good-bye to Sgt. Tom Petit, Officer Jeff Winters and Officer Jose Jaques who will be working their last shift this month. Together they will have served 76 years for the City of DeKalb. Sgt. Tom Petit has served the department since 1991. Sgt. Petit was co-founder and a member of the department’s first bike patrol and …
DeKALB – Nine-year-old Cason Wright cheered as he made his way across a slack rope during his last day at Camp Power on Thursday afternoon at Welsh Park. Wright said he’s been having a lot of fun during the camp this summer and loved having the chance to play football and basketball almost every day. He said he also liked …
OC Creative and #ProudlyDeKalb are no strangers to collaboration; they have a long history of teamwork with stellar results. Their latest collaboration was a video featuring students and faculty from DeKalb High School. This project has caught national attention, winning an Award of Distinction from the people at the Videographer Awards. The Award of Distinction was awarded for projects that …
Years ago, I was out on a ride along with the DeKalb Police Department, with Sergeant (now Commander) Craig “Woody” Woodruff. We were stopped on a normal call that escalated to a bad call. Without thinking, Woody stepped between me and the danger. His first reaction to a threat was to protect–to put himself at greater risk in order …
DeKALB, ILLINOIS – Students soon will have the opportunity to help develop new technologies through a new partnership between Northern Illinois University and Discover Financial Services on NIU’s DeKalb campus. Starting in the fall, 40 to 50 students will be paid an hourly wage for no more than 19 hours a week to work on and help develop new Discover …