DeKALB – Former DeKalb mayor Bessie Chronopoulos was remembered by City Council members at Monday's meeting for her tenacity and commitment to community members.  A moment of silence was held at Monday’s City Council meeting for Chronopoulos who...

DeKALB – Public officials have closed off  Mobil gas station, 930 N. Annie Glidden Road, due to safety concerns after a canopy started to bend due to the weight of the snow. The DeKalb Fire Department is waiting on a repairman to arrive to fix the...

DeKALB – U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth said she believed the democratic system in the U.S. is already strong, but had been tested by recent events while speaking at the first lecture of NIU’s “Rebuilding Democracy” series. Duckworth, a first-term...

DeKALB  – The Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 1.5% tuition increase after holding tuition flat for five years as the university faces a $26.5 million deficit.  The 1.5% base tuition increase represents a $5.23 increase in the per credit...

DeKALB  – Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday during his annual State of the State address that higher education funding is “fully protected” in the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget despite COVID-19 impacts.  A pre-recorded speech of...

DeKALB — The men’s golf team was set to open up the 2021 competitive season Feb. 20 against 37th-ranked Arkansas State University in a dual-meet format in Jonesboro, Arkansas, but due to severe weather across the southern portion of the U.S., the...

DeKALB – Members of the NIU community are raising funds for two former students who are currently being treated for life-threatening injuries after a fire broke out in an apartment Friday.  The DeKalb Fire Department responded to a call early Friday...

DeKALB – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police are warning residents of a major winter storm for late Monday that will create hazardous driving conditions across the state.  Throughout Illinois, intense periods of heavy...

DeKALB – The Village Commons Bookstore, which has been a part of the NIU community for over 50 years, will be closing permanently.  The store, at 901 Lucinda Ave., has sold items ranging from general school supplies to Huskie themed Christmas decorations...

DeKALB – ACCESS, PAL and the Writing Center will merge into the Huskie Academic Support Center located in the Founders Memorial Library Learning Commons.  The process has begun and the full implication of the Huskie Academic Support Center will...

DeKALB – Music Education major Kee Taylor published a petition calling for more support for Black, Indigenous and people of color at the NIU School of Music, but it has not received any attention from the School of Music. However, five committees have...

DeKALB – In the midst of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968, when leaders who fought for racial justice such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, students sought action from university officials for racial equality.  “The...