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Facebook is building an $800 million data center in DeKalb. City leaders have been working out the details for months under the secret project name…
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Some DeKalb residents want the city’s Mayor Jerry Smith to be more specific on plans to address police brutality. The mayor spoke at a town hall Thursday…
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The pandemic and accompanying stay-at-home orders have greatly affected many regional services, including utilities.Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home…
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $3.6 million grant to the City of DeKalb for public transit.The money is part of CARES Act funding and…
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Illinois Mayors are considering how their cities will eventually reopen as the State relaxes coronavirus restrictions. On Thursday, Governor J.B. Pritzker…
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Ensuring safe drinking water is a complex process.For modern water sources, there are two general options. The first is for a community to draw from a…
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The DeKalb Police department has released video and audio footage of the arrest of Elonte McDowell. It comes roughly a week after the incident took place.…
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The City of DeKalb has been in debates over the position of city clerk. They recently held a city council vote that could've changed the job to appointed…
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There’s infighting in DeKalb’s city government. It revolves around the city clerk. What does a city clerk do, how do they do it, and who makes those…
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This piece is part three in a series about housing conditions in DeKalb. Tune in Friday, August 2, for the last update in this series.Last week, we took a…