Editor’s Note: The Northern Star Editorial Board feels that its current makeup of editors does not allow for the board to accurately speak on topics of race. For this editorial, the Editorial Board voted to hold a session consisting of just Black staffers...

Editor's note: This record has been updated to accurately reflect the mask guidance changes made by NIU in a Feb. 26 email sent to faculty and students. NIU has announced new mask guidelines, following Governor Pritzker’s plan to lift mask mandates...

DeKALB— A student was found unresponsive Monday morning on campus and pronounced dead after an apparent medical crisis, according to NIU spokesperson Joe King. The university declined to provide the name of the student, but emails obtained by the...

DeKALB — Three NIU wrestlers are receiving national recognition as redshirt seniors Mason Kauffman, Brit Wilson and redshirt junior Izzak Olejnik are listed on InterMat’s national wrestling rankings. “They're doing great,” head coach Ryan Ludwig...

Junior guard Chelby Koker of the NIU women’s basketball team is the most encouraging and passionate player a team could ask for. Koker grew up in Racine, Wisconsin, about 119 miles north of DeKalb. She is the youngest of three siblings. Her older...

As she competed in the all-around at the 2021 NCAA Salt Lake Regionals, senior Tara Kofmehl knew that she would not be at this important stage without her hard work and the teammates and coaches who have helped her since day one. Kofmehl, an accounting...

  DeKALB— On a snow-covered Wednesdy, Gov. J.B. Pritzker gave his annual State of the State and budget address on the Old State Capitol stage in Springfield. The 57-year-old Democrat laid out his budget proposal for FY23 in front of healthcare...

DeKALB — Insomnia Cookies will be having their grand opening downtown, 203 E. Lincoln Highway, on Saturday from noon to 1 a.m., with a pajama party at 8 p.m. Insomnia Cookies is a chain known for staying open late to deliver cookies and other treats...

DeKALB – Water leaked onto the floor of one cluster in each New Hall Residence Hall buildings Wednesday morning, possibly due to extreme temperatures.  Tom Viel, physical plant director, was first made aware of a water intrusion issue in New Hall...

DeKALB— Out of an abundance of caution, NIU will begin the Spring 2022 semester remotely until Jan. 25 for all courses being taught at NIU. The decision was made to “help protect the health of our community during the surge of the Omicron variant,”...