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< DeKalb >

As the western anchor of the booming I-88 corridor, DeKalb is only a short 30 minute drive to the high growth cities of Aurora and Naperville, and only a little more than an hour away from both downtown Chicago and O’Hare International Airport. Yet, in spite of its proximity to the Chicago region, DeKalb remains apart, maintaining its own unique character as a rapidly growing Northern Illinois University community with both urban and rural roots. Many of its older neighborhoods have brick paved streets and well-kept historic homes while the edge of the city bustles with new residential and commercial developments.

The people of DeKalb enjoy the benefits that come with the proximity to an international city like Chicago and a major state university including: museums, theaters, music, sports, speakers, libraries, recreational facilities and more.

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For additional information:
Northern Illinois Tourism Development Office
200 South State Street
Belvidere, IL 61008
815-547-3740

www.visitnorthernillinois.com

Baymont Inn & Suites
1314 W. Lincoln Highway
815-748-4800
baymontinns.com

Best Western Dekalb Inn
& Suites

1212 W. Lincoln Highway
815-758-8661
bestwestern.com/dekalbinnsuites

Buena Vista Golf Course
131 Buena Vista Drive
815-758-4812

Convocation Center at NIU
1525 W. Lincoln Highway
815-752-6800

DeKalb Gallery
161 E. Lincoln Highway
815-754-4316

Eduardo’s Mexican Restaurant
214 E. Lincoln Highway
815-758-2677

Egyptian Theatre
135 N. 2nd Street
815-758-1215

Ellwood House Museum
509 N. 1st Street
815-756-4609

Fatty’s Pub & Grille
1312 W. Lincoln Highway
815-758-7737

Joseph F. Glidden Homestead
and Historical Center

921 W. Lincoln Highway
815-756-7904

Gurler House
205 Pine Street
815-758-4897

Harley-Davidson Museum
969 Peace Road
815-756-4558

Heritage Square Gallery
105 N. 1st Street
815-756-1445

Magnuson Inn & Suites
1314 W. Lincoln Highway
815-748-4800
magnusonhotels.com

Memorial Park
Northeast Corner of First
Street and Lincoln Highway

Nehring Center Gallery
164 E. Lincoln Highway
815-758-6363

NIU Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center
231 N. Annie Glidden Road
815-753-8821

NIU Holmes Student Center
Guest Rooms

Corner or Carroll & Lucinda
815-753-1444
niu.edu/depts/hsc

O’Leary’s Irish Pub & Grill
260 East Lincoln Highway
815-748-0000

Prairie Pines Golf Course
6209 Rt. 38
815-758-5249

River Heights Golf Course
1100 S. Annie Glidden Road
815-758-1550

Rosita’s Mexican Restaurant
642 E. Lincoln Highway
815-756-1201

Super 8 Motel
800 W. Fairview Drive
815-748-4688
super8.com

The Confectionary
149 N. Second Street
800-397-5990

Travelodge
1116 W. Lincoln Highway
815-756-3398
travelodge.com

Stagecoach Theatre
126 S. 5th Street
815-758-1940

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