Picking up the city’s slack in posting legal notices online: NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR THE CITY OF DEKALB, ILLINOIS I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax levy increase for the City of DeKalb, Illinois for 2009 will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the…
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4th Street TIF? Not on Your Life
Chronicle: “Fourth Street plans continue at monthly meetings”: [Brian] Scholle, an insurance agent whose office is on South Fourth Street, is spearheading the initiative to redevelop South Fourth Street, which he stressed will require a lot of patience. “South Fourth Street has to be the next area that’s on the city’s radar,” Scholle said. Creating…
A Call for Better City Government
What: March and Rally for Good Government When: Monday, November 9, 5:15-6 p.m. Where: Assemble at Lincoln & First Street; march to the Municipal Building on South Fourth More: Bring signs if you can, and a smile for the cameras. Place sign ideas in comments if you like, and help us go viral with the…
Free FOIA Seminar in DeKalb
NIU will host the first of about a dozen November seminars covering key changes to Illinois transparency laws on Monday, November 9, in the Holmes Student Center. The informational seminars, offered by the Illinois Attorney General’s office, are free and intended for both public officials and other residents who are interested in changes to the…
Dude, Where’s My Parrot?
Redistricting Open Thread
A couple people asked, “How do we get more of the community to attend these [redistricting] meetings?” It’s a tall order in view of the recent past. For what it’s worth, though, I will tell people that the discussion so far appears to be generally open to input of all sorts and free of predetermined…
Choose 2 Reuse Today
The second Choose 2 Reuse event is today at the old Sawyer building at 5th and Lincoln. If you have things to give away, drop them off between 6-8 a.m. Start browsing mode at 8 a.m. It goes until 4. For an extra-large item such as a piece of furniture you can’t carry in by…
Letter to County Board Re: Monsanto Enterprise Zone
Dan Kenney has sent the DeKalb County Board a more detailed version of last week’s letter to the editor: August 17, 2009 DeKalb County Board members: Please consider the information below before voting on the Monsanto request for the enterprise zone expansion. The citizens of DeKalb County are counting on a vote that will best…
Rally for Human Services Tomorrow
DeKalb Community Coordinated Child Care (4C) is planning a rally at Rep. Bob Pritchard’s office Thursday (tomorrow) at noon. The reason: social service agencies expect to be funded by the state this coming fiscal year at half the usual levels. If this happens, agencies such as Children’s Learning Center daycare, which serves many low-income families…
Tea Company Meeting Tuesday
–Barb City Tea Company is having an open house and informational meeting on Tuesday evening at The House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Hwy., 6-8 p.m. –DeKalb Area Women’s Center (DAWC) Holiday Shopping Fair runs 6-9 p.m. Friday and 9a-4p Saturday, 1021 State Street.