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DeKALB – During his 16-year tenure on the City Council, Kris Povlsen never saw himself as a politician.

Event will raise funds for horticulture program

There sure was a lot of good economic news this week about a recovery that looks to finally be taking hold.

Police spent hundreds of hours following about a dozen people they suspected of trafficking crack cocaine in DeKalb County.

Some of our best photos from the week that was.

Closing in 3rd quarter of '13 to cost area 75 jobs

SYCAMORE – Cheryl Lienhard attends the National Day of Prayer every year, but she felt this year was very important.

GENOA – The teachers at Genoa-Kingston Middle School usually don’t condone a room full of shouting students.

SPRINGFIELD – DeKalb-area lawmakers split on a plan approved Thursday that would tackle the $97 billion shortfall in the state's retirement system by increasing employee contributions and decreasing benefits, the first victory for across-the-board pension reform in four years of debate.

Live Healthy DeKalb County is sponsoring its first free event in honor of National Employee Health & Fitness Month today.

SYCAMORE – Police are seeking information about a car stolen April 26 near the DeKalb County Courthouse.

SYCAMORE – The Joiner Restoration Committee is seeking volunteers to clean the cemetery before Memorial Day.

DeKALB – The first “Senior Prom” at Heritage Woods of DeKalb assisted living community brought about 50 residents to the community room and helped foster some new relationships and strengthen old ones.

CHICAGO -- John Rung was named president of Shaw Media and elected to its Board of Directors at the company’s annual meeting on Thursday.

DeKALB – If you walk down the Nature Trail, you might see the yellow tags still on the hundreds of shrubs crews planted Thursday.