<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Local News</title><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com</link><description>RSS from www.daily-chronicle.com</description><language>en-us</language><item><title>Bus strike ends: Union ratifies contract</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; Bus drivers for DeKalb School District 428 will be back at work Monday after voting today to accept a new offer from the company they work for.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/48822384/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/20/48822384/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:33:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>City contracts with aldermen on agenda</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; The city council Monday is expected to make changes to financial policies that relate to aldermen doing business with the city.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/12611133/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/12611133/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:45:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>State asks for extended sentence for Laskowski</title><description>SYCAMORE &#x2013; Closing arguments were heard Thursday in the trial of a Kirkland man facing murder charges for the 2005 beating death of Frank Riccardi Jr.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/58155302/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/58155302/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:42:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bus drivers to vote on offer today</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; Bus drivers for DeKalb School District 428 are scheduled to vote at 10 a.m. today on a new proposed offer from the company they work for, a Teamster official said Thursday night.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/72648018/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/72648018/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:41:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When developers leave unfinished business</title><description>The free fall in the housing market over the past two years caused a number of developers to go belly-up, leaving unfinished subdivisions in their wake.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/66268557/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/66268557/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:26:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NIU group hosts Great American Smokeout event</title><description>Colleges Against Cancer's Northern Illinois University group kicked off Relay for Life and hosted the Great American Smokeout Thursday night in the Holmes Student Center.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/86673063/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/86673063/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:19:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sycamore dentist reflects on mission trip to Haiti</title><description>SYCAMORE &#x2013; When Dr. Erik Winn saw things he never expected during a visit to Haiti earlier this month to perform dental work for children and adults.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/25189678/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/25189678/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:15:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Towns explore small energy production</title><description>As technology advances and interest in renewable energy grows, many municipalities are finding themselves without rules to guide small-scale energy production.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/60125057/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/60125057/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:11:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Administrator optimistic about state of Genoa</title><description>GENOA &#x2013; In last year's state of the city address, Genoa City Administrator Joe Misurelli illustrated the state of the national economy with a photo of a crying baby. In his 2009 address Thursday, he used the Mona Lisa.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/15939711/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/15939711/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bus drivers to vote on new offer Friday morning</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; Bus drivers for the DeKalb School District are scheduled to vote at 10 a.m. Friday on a new proposed offer from the company they work for, a teamster official said Thursday night.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/44874887/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/44874887/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cortland man charged with transporting child porn</title><description>CORTLAND &#x2013; A Cortland man was charged Wednesday with transporting child pornography via his computer, according to federal authorities.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/55626186/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/19/55626186/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:58:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Motorists reminded to watch for farm vehicles after accident</title><description>GENOA &#x2013; In the wake of a Tuesday evening crash in which a driver struck a piece of farm equipment, DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott reminded residents Wednesday to be mindful of tractors in the roadway.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/99427137/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/99427137/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:30:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toys for Tots effort expands to Rochelle</title><description>Local Toys for Tots volunteers have expanded their efforts by adding collection sites in Rochelle.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/26002265/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/26002265/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:29:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Preparations start for addition to cancer center</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; The huge amount of dirt being moved on the Kishwaukee Community Hospital health campus is the first step in preparing for a 21,000-square-foot addition to the Illinois Regional Cancer Center to be built next year.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/22615792/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/22615792/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:24:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sycamore schools work to meet standards</title><description>SYCAMORE &#x2013; Officials from Sycamore School District 427 are working to make the district meet annual yearly progress, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/29572127/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/29572127/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:20:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Mary School not notified of strike, students left waiting at stops</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; Students in DeKalb School District 428 aren&#x2019;t the only ones who have been inconvenienced this week by a strike among local school bus drivers.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/39111358/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/39111358/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:18:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>County budget approved</title><description>SYCAMORE &#x2013; The DeKalb County Board passed a balanced budget on Wednesday &#x2013; and avoided a $1.7 million deficit &#x2013; by transferring nearly the same amount from a special fund into the general fund.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/40662225/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/40662225/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:16:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Statewide impact</title><description>SHABBONA &#x2013; It was almost as exciting as getting her college acceptance letter.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/63015966/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/18/63015966/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:42:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big plans for Golden Years Plaza</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; Residents of the Golden Years Plaza high rise in DeKalb have been putting up with some inconvenience this week, but the executive director of the DeKalb County Housing Authority has been assuring them it will be worth it.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/75355043/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/75355043/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:52:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fourth Street plans continue at monthly meetings</title><description>DeKALB &#x2013; The next steps in redeveloping a strip on the city's south side might include defining a vision, hiring a design architect, and creating a group identity.</description><link>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/38603072/index.xml</link><guid>http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/11/17/38603072/index.xml</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:50:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>