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PLANO – The Golden Harvesters will meet at 5:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 10 at the Plano First Lutheran Church, on the corner of Center and Clark streets, for a potluck supper. Meat ... Read More »

NEWARK — Three individuals were inducted recently into the Newark High School Sports Hall of Fame. Roger Ness, friend of sports Roger Ness, long-time barber in Newark and Ge ... Read More »

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In the past few months, several issues have arisen regarding county services. The start up of a drug court in LaSalle County has been discussed regularly in committee and will ... Read More »

The governor unveiled a three-year budget outline last week that calls for capping the growth in Medicaid, flat funding for education, 7 percent cuts in most other areas and s ... Read More »

Thank you to everyone who helped support the Helmar Lutheran Church Food Pantry kumla fundraiser on Jan. 21. We served 250 people at this fourth annual kumla supper and, throu ... Read More »

To the people of DeKalb, northern LaSalle and western Kendall counties, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a big thank you from the DeKalb County Marine Corps League Detachme ... Read More »

Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in America. This is why February is Heart Health Month. Bearing that in mind, we will feature heart-healthy dishes all mont ... Read More »

Some days we have a little more time to spend cooking dinner. When I feel that way, recipes such as this can take center stage. It’s not that this recipe takes long to cook – ... Read More »

The Northern Illinois men’s basketball team played Bowling Green even in the second half, but were unable to overcome a slow first half start, falling 65-40 on Saturday evening at the Stroh Center. ... Read More »

Northern Illinois posted its top scores of the season on vault, balance beam and floor exercise and overcame a 1.225 point deficit in the final half of the meet to defeat Ball State, 192.925-191.125 Saturday in Victor E. Court. ... Read More »

The Kishwaukee College Women's Basketball Program is once again participating in the Kay Yow Cancer Fund nationwide breast cancer awareness and fundraising event, Play4Kay/Hoops for Hope, on February 9 in the College gym. The event will include several activities designed to create awareness, recognize cancer survivors, and raise funds for breast cancer research. The women's and men's basketball teams will each play a scheduled game against Black Hawk Community College that evening. During the women's game, silent auction items will be open for bidding which will continue through half-time of the men's game. There will also be a survivor's banquet in the B400 Championship Wing following the women's game. Each breast cancer survi ... Read More »

If you’re renting an apartment and you wonder why the landlord charges a high security deposit, it could be because they’ve been burned by inconsiderate tenants who trashed rental units, moved out in the middle of the night or perhaps left an awful mess in what is considered an important investment by the owner. ... Read More »

If you’re planning on building a custom home in a new development or remodeling a home in an older neighborhood, you’ll likely find your plans subject to design review. ... Read More »