DeKalb Daily Chronicle Building

Location: Northeast Corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway
Newspaper Names:
"DeKalb County Chronicle" (weekly) - 1879
"DeKalb County Chronicle" (semi-weekly) - 1885
"DeKalb Evening Chronicle" (daily) - 1907-09
1st Publishers: D. W. Tyrell, J. F. Glidden (1885)
1st Editor: Clinton Rosette

DeKalb entrepreneur Joseph Glidden constructed this building in 1889 as the home for the DeKalb Daily Chronicle newspaper. The oldest 3-story building in downtown DeKalb at one time also housed the DeKalb Public Library and the first farm bureau in the United States.

Located on Main Street (now Lincoln Highway) now features a large mural depicting significant people and events in DeKalb history.

E. J. Raymond and Frank Greenway purchased the DeKalb Daily Chronicle company on January 15, 1909. The newspaper's current headquarters is at 1586 Barber Green Road DeKalb.

Images of DeKalb Daily Chronicle.

Source: NIU 100 Years Site