dekalb county

Facebook estimates that the facility will support an estimated 100 jobs to operate the facility as well has hundreds of construction jobs.

The search for a missing woman in DeKalb County has ended.

If you live in DeKalb County, home of Northern Illinois University,  there is a strong chance your last name is Johnson, Miller or Johnson, but you will have to keep up with the Shroeders, Hansons, and the Frieders. The list is out of the most common last names of residents of DeKalb County...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — A gambling center with 24-hour bingo halls, restaurants and lounges may be on its way to the village of Shabbona. The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs is hosting a hearing Jan. 26 for the public to discuss the idea proposed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Indian tribe...

Deputies Searching For Missing DeKalb County Man Rockford School Board member Mike Harner resigns  Driver Charged in Fatal Car Crash Pleads Not Guilty Judge orders Rockford cop to relinquish his weapons after allegations he attacked ex-wife Woman Extricated After Two Vehicle Accident  U...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — DeKalb County officials say training for family members and nonprofit groups will be the next step toward preventing heroin and prescription painkiller overdoses with a life-saving antidote. The Daily Chronicle reports the Narcan Overdose Prevention Program has trained most local law enforcement officers since it started in 2014...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — DeKalb County Board members are to vote on a resolution supporting efforts for a Native American tribe to open a 24-hour electronic bingo operation. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports that the board will consider the Prairie Potawatomi Nation's request Wednesday evening...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Prospective Northern Illinois University students will get the chance to better learn DeKalb County under a new partnership between the university and a visitors' bureau. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit...

People and businesses in DeKalb and eight other northern Illinois counties now are eligible to apply for low-interest, long-term loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help them recover from the April 9 tornado. According to a press release, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner previously submitted a request for assistance after officials surveyed damage and documented uninsured loss

FAIRDALE, Ill. (AP) — Local officials say they are helping tornado victims rebuild in the small Illinois community of Fairdale — even if it means being more flexible on zoning restrictions. DeKalb County Board member Kevin Bunge tells a Chicago radio station that the people who lost homes in a tornado last month are getting help...