DeKALB – NIU students and faculty have mixed feelings about the university requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students in the fall, along with what the requirement means going forward to return to an in-person academic year.
NIU announced June...
DeKALB – President Joe Biden made his first trip to Illinois as president on Wednesday to promote his "Build Back Better" agenda that focuses on child care and education.
Biden stopped at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, which has workforce...
DeKALB — Three-time Mid-American Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year Adrian Myers will leave NIU to become the Director of Cross Country at Tulane.
Tulane Athletic Director Troy Dannen said he was impressed by Myers tenure at NIU.
"I'm...
DeKALB – The Board of Trustees unanimously approved an appropriation of $700,000 in funding to purchase further “classroom technology enhancements” at a June 17 meeting. The upgrades will facilitate live-streaming capabilities in most classrooms...
DeKALB – The DeKalb City Council considered proposals Monday for $10.4 million in American Rescue Plan funding that the city’s potentially eligible for.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was signed into law by President Joe Biden in March...
DeKALB – NIU will require all on-campus students to be vaccinated for the fall semester, according to an email sent to students Wednesday.
On-campus students include those who live in residence halls or participate in face-to-face classes or in-person...
DeKALB – The Board of Trustees approved the university’s fiscal year 2022 internal budget with an anticipated $10 million deficit and an increase in revenue of $12 million from fiscal year 2021.
The FY22 internal budget was unanimously approved...
SUGAR GROVE— Team USA holds a four-point advantage over the International team heading into Sunday singles matches at Rich Harvest Farms, after 36 strong holes of foursome, alternate-shot, matches.
Saturday Morning Foursomes
The morning session started...
DeKALB — NIU home sporting events will operate at 100% capacity this fall following the State of Illinois entering Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois Plan, NIU Athletics announced Friday.
Fans will be welcome in the fall to outdoor events held at Huskie...
SUGAR GROVE— After two separate rain delays, the first session of the 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup came to a close at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. At the conclusion of 12 mixed-fourball matches, Team USA and Team International are tied with six points...
DeKALB – The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., will host a free Pride event in partnership with several local nonprofit organizations on June 18 to celebrate Pride Month. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a march around downtown and then the Egyptian Theatre...
DeKALB – David Byrd, DeKalb’s first Black Police Chief, has big goals as the city’s first permanent chief since 2019. Byrd plans to reconnect the community through taking outreach measures, which he hopes will decrease the divide between law enforcement...
