Local Highlights

Early Voting Begins For April 6 Consolidated Election

February 26, 2021 @ 8:47 am

Early voting is now open in DeKalb County for the April 6 consolidated election. According to the Daily Chronicle, early voting began yesterday at...

Arlington Racetrack Is Up For Sale; 2021 Racing Season Still On

February 26, 2021 @ 8:00 am

The Arlington International Racecourse is officially up for sale. Churchill Downs Inc. reportedly plans to sell the Racecourse, with an eye toward redeveloping the...

Illinois Tollway Permanently Does Away With Cash Tolling

February 26, 2021 @ 7:33 am

If you don’t already have an I-Pass, you’re gonna have to consider getting one real soon. The Illinois Tollway announced on Thursday that they...

NIU Student Starts Petition For In-Person Spring Graduation Ceremony

February 23, 2021 @ 11:15 am

An NIU student has started a petition for the university to hold an in-person graduation ceremony this spring. Senior Joe Garlando started the petition...

GoFundMe Pages Organized For NIU Students Injured In Apartment Fire

February 19, 2021 @ 10:54 am

GoFundMe pages have been set up for an NIU graduate and current student after they were injured in an apartment fire last week. Both...

American Legion Donates $1000 To Memorial Clock Restoration

February 18, 2021 @ 3:00 pm

The American Legion organization donated $1,000 to the DeKalb Rotary Club to help restore the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial clock located in Memorial Park...

After COVID Forced Closure, Brookfield Zoo Reopening

February 18, 2021 @ 1:50 pm

After being closed for two months due to the pandemic, Brookfield Zoo located outside of Chicago is reopening. There will be mitigations that...

Former Illinois Senator Schimpf Announces Candidacy for Governor

February 15, 2021 @ 1:14 pm

Early Monday morning, former State Senator Paul Schimpf, of Waterloo, announced his candidacy for Governor. He announced his campaign in a video conference and...

State Expands 1B Vaccine Eligibility To Those With Underlying Health Conditions

February 11, 2021 @ 9:06 am

Illinois is expanding the pool of people eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Group 1B. Governor JB Pritzker says a steady increase in...

Kish College Reminds Students to Fill Out the FAFSA During Financial Aid Awarene...

February 9, 2021 @ 2:47 pm

Per Kishwaukee College Press Release: February is Financial Aid Awareness Month and Kishwaukee College is reminding students there is still time to fill out...