Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

SGA Elections take place on March 30 and March 31 via HuskieLink.

SGA Senate nominates Douglass as speaker

By Kierra Frazier | March 8, 2021

DeKALB – Deputy Speaker Dallas Douglass accepted a nomination for speaker of the Student Government Association Senate for the 53rd session during Sunday’s Senate meeting. Chairperson Cristian Hernandez nominated Douglass as the speaker while other...

The south water tower, 2851 Corporate Drive, will be a topic of discussion at Monday's City Council meeting.

City Council to discuss water tower maintenance, open burning codes

By Kierra Frazier | March 6, 2021

DeKALB – DeKalb City Council will take up a consideration at Monday’s meeting for contractor bids for the painting and repairing of the south water tower, 2851 Corporate Drive.  City Manager Bill Nicklas is recommending the award of the city painting...

Construction for the return of Old Navy in the former Barnes and Noble space in Oakland Place has resumed.

Old Navy to open DeKalb store in late spring

By Ashley Dwy | March 5, 2021

DeKALB – Construction for the return of Old Navy in Oakland Place has resumed, and Old Navy is expected to open late April or mid-May. “We’re thrilled to bring Old Navy’s fashion for the whole family at a great value and fun shopping experience...

The Student Government Association is located in Holmes Student Center on the ground floor in the OASIS space.

SGA Senate appoints supreme court justice, approves student organizations

By Ashley Dwy | March 2, 2021

DeKALB – The Student Government Association Senate unanimously confirmed Brenna McConnell, sophomore finance major with a marketing minor, as an SGA Supreme Court justice. Supreme court justices in SGA operate similarly to the federal Supreme Court,...

A voting booth at the Hopkins Park Terrace Room, 1403 Sycamore Road, during the 2020 election.

How to vote in the 2021 consolidated elections

By Yari Tapia, Lifestyle Writer | February 26, 2021

DeKALB – DeKalb’s 2021 Consolidated Elections will be April 6. Early voting began Thursday, and here’s what you need to know to vote. What are consolidated elections? The consolidated elections happen in odd-numbered years. This election,...

Bessie Chronopoulos expresses her appreciation for the acquisition of new park land in DeKalb in 2013.

City Council remembers former DeKalb mayor

By Kierra Frazier | February 24, 2021

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...

The Mobil gas station, 930 N. Annie Glidden Road,  is closed off at all entry points Monday afternoon.

Mobil gas station closed off due to snow-covered canopy

By Ashley Dwy | February 22, 2021

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...

Robert Brinkmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth at the virtual event Thursday.

Senator Duckworth speaks virtually at NIU lecture series

By Greg Gancarz | February 19, 2021

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...

NIU's new CFO has years of experience in education finance, according to the board's meeting report on Nov. 10, 2022.

Board of Trustees approves tuition increase for FY22

By Kierra Frazier | February 19, 2021

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...

Gov. JB Pritzker gives an update on the COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois during a press conference at the Illinois State Capitol on Jan. 11.

Pritzker proposes $28 million increase in MAP grant funding for FY22 budget

By Kierra Frazier | February 17, 2021

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...

Hole on golf course at Rich Harvest Farms, 2330 Granart Road in Sugar Grove with yellow flag.

Winter weather cancels first men’s golf meet

By Wes Sanderson | February 17, 2021

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...

Alyssa Noonen and Matt Zamudio.

GoFundMe pages set up for alumni injured in apartment fire

By Kierra Frazier | February 16, 2021

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...