Plano officials open new police station

SANDWICH — The group that serves together, stays together. That’s one of the unofficial themes of the life groups at the Harvest Chapel Church in Sandwich, which conducts var ... Read More »

SANDWICH – Citizens First National Bank presented a check for $500 to Rick Schmitt and the Sandwich Board of Education at the April 17 board meeting for proceeds earned from t ... Read More »

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While various working groups in the House were debating budget appropriations for the next fiscal year, an immediate crisis was brewing for daycare centers across the state. T ... Read More »

The Health and Human Services Committee, of which I am a member, has the responsibility of distributing dollars to various service providers for our senior citizens in DeKalb ... Read More »

We want to congratulate our daughter, Fae Rabin, for graduating magna cum laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago Honors College with a bachelor of arts degree in bot ... Read More »

The U.S. Route 52 and Hoxsey Road crossing is about to become safer. This crossing came to the attention of state and federal highway agencies for the multiple deaths occurrin ... Read More »

Today my subject is salsa, a wonderful accompaniment for any meal and often overlooked here in the Midwest. There are many kinds of salsa, from the traditional tomato-based sa ... Read More »

Few dishes have the great dining appeal of mashed potatoes. Many households use potato flakes from a box, and as you can imagine, I avoid that. The technique of making good ma ... Read More »

DeKALB – Northern Illinois and Ball State went into extra innings Thursday afternoon with Mid-American Conference Tournament implications on the line. BSU scored one run in the top of the 10th to defeat the Huskies, 11-10. Freshman Ben Neumann pitched 5 1/3 relief innings on the mound, surrendering three hits, zero walks and striking out a career-high nine batters. ... Read More »

Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass' trial was set for 9 a.m. on July 16 in Lucas County, Ohio, according to court documents released on Wednesday. ... Read More »

Don't miss this great event at Prairie on State Wine Cellars. They'll have the lovely Ms. Kris Crowe this eventing, her encore solo performance with the winery. ... Read More »

Don’t look now, but the housing market is suddenly bearing signs of life. ... Read More »

In case you missed the news, markets are starting to pick up, which means more home buyers are likely to get off the sidelines. ... Read More »