Edition for Monday, May 12, 2008

Council Section

Tenant landownder group to discuss proposed ordinances with city council

Published Thursday, May 8, 2008

Community members in the Tenant Landowner Community (TLC) Rights Group are upset about two...

Liquor commission discusses creation of new classes

Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Changes are on the horizon for DeKalb’s liquor licenses. The DeKalb City Council held a...

Sycamore mayor says next year will be tough for city

Published Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Mayor Ken Mundy held a special news briefing before Sycamore’s regular City Council meeting...

City council approves formation of financial advisory committee

Published Tuesday, April 29, 2008

The DeKalb City Council approved a finance advisory committee at Monday’s meeting. The vote...

Sycamore City Council unanimously passes nine ordinances

Published Tuesday, April 22, 2008

It was a night of approving ordinances at the Sycamore City Council meeting Monday. The council...

City Council to hold special meeting on liquor licenses

Published Tuesday, April 15, 2008

DeKalb City Council will be holding a special meeting on May 5 at 6 p.m. to discuss revisions to...

City council votes to keep proposed tax

Published Tuesday, April 15, 2008

The tax stands. An effort to increase citizen input led aldermen to reconsider the sales and...

Bar occupancy limits would decrease under new plan

Published Wednesday, April 9, 2008

DeKalb bars may see fewer patrons if the city votes to lower building occupancy numbers. The...

Sycamore City Council debates raising fines for failure to feed parking meters

Published Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Sycamore boasts the cheapest coin meter prices in the U.S., the city’s police chief says. ...

Local merchants divided on increasing sales tax

Published Friday, March 28, 2008

Since DeKalb City Council’s decision to increase the sales tax, merchants have mixed thoughts...

City council votes to implement fuel tax, sales tax increase

Published Tuesday, March 25, 2008

The DeKalb City Council voted to implement a motor fuel tax and increase the sales tax rate at...

Sycamore considers increase in ambulance fees

Published Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Among the many considerations discussed at Monday night’s Sycamore City Council meeting was a...

City Council votes for tax increase, gas tax

Published Monday, March 17, 2008

The DeKalb City Council voted on its initial acceptance to increase the city’s sales tax and...

City Council works to avoid layoffs

Published Wednesday, March 5, 2008

DeKalb City Council voted during Tuesday’s special meeting to take action and avoid the 10...

Sycamore City Council agrees unanimously on three ordinances

Published Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The Sycamore City Council drew their meeting to an early close Monday night after unanimous...

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