News Flash

Peace Road Widening Begins This Fall

Work to begin widening Peace Road north of the tollway will begin this fall, and resurfacing will be done in the Market Square Shopping Center

The DeKalb City Council, at its meeting on Sept. 12, approved the widening of Peace Road to four lanes between th...

Improved Lincoln Highway Fully Open to Traffic

The new Lincoln Highway designed to make downtown DeKalb more pedestrian friendly is now fully open to traffic.

Construction barriers on Lincoln Highway between First and Fourth Street were removed Aug. 19 following re-striping, which restored on-street pa...

Fourth Major Development in Just Three Years Approved for ChicagoWest Business Center

For the fourth time in fewer than three years, a major development that will create hundreds of jobs has been approved for the ChicagoWest Business Center (CWBC) in DeKalb.

The DeKalb City Council Monday unanimously approved plans for a distribution, packa...

Yard Waste Pick-up Offered

LRS will resume seasonal collection of landscape waste on regularly scheduled pickup days beginning April 1st.

Residents are reminded of general guidelines:

• Landscape waste must be placed in approved biodegradable landscape waste bags or open garbage cans n...

DeKalb Fire Urges Being Prepared for Summer Heat

Extremely hot and humid weather is forecasted, which may increase the risk of heat-related stress and illness when heat pushes the human body beyond its limits. 

In extreme heat and high humidity, perspiration evaporation slows, causing the body t...

Paint-A-Plug Launches for Another Year

DeKalb business offers $100 incentive to this year's artists.