DeKALB – City council members will consider the construction of a city-owned transit maintenance and operations facility at Monday’s meeting.
The city-owned transit facility is being considered to be located along Dresser Road, neighboring the...
DeKALB – Starting Fall 2021 room and board fees at the university will increase 2%, approximately $100, per semester following the approval by the Board of Trustees at Thursday’s meeting.
Each year, the university brings forward to the Board...
DeKALB – With the winter comes Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as seasonal depression, and this winter will be unlike any other due to COVID-19 as anxieties and negative emotions surge.
Students’ mental health has already been negatively...
DeKALB – Food pantries in DeKalb have seen both surges in demand and drops in volunteer numbers in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, local food pantry administrators said.
Local food distribution centers around DeKalb County have seen the number of...
DeKALB – NIU’s budgetary spending is limited in terms of its flexibility as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put financial strains on the university, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Chinniah said.
After ending the 2020 fiscal year in June with...
DeKALB – Domestic violence agency Safe Passage is getting a new home after a former DeKalb clinic began the demolition process Monday.
Safe Passage purchased the property at 217 Franklin St. with the help of an anonymous donor. The new facility...
DeKALB – This week is the first time Progress LGBTQ+ Pride Flags will be flown this widely and prominently at NIU, Molly Holmes, director of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center, said.
The Progress LGBTQ+ Pride Flags are on display from Monday...
DeKALB – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that the state will enter Tier 3 mitigations efforts starting Friday as COVID-19 cases rise in Illinois.
Tier 3 mitigations include retail stores statewide having a 25% store capacity. Indoor recreation...
DeKALB – All courses for the remainder of the semester will be held online beginning Nov. 30 following the rise of COVID-19 cases in the state, NIU President Lisa Freeman wrote in an email Monday.
In-person activities for the remainder of the semester...
DeKALB — Rockford Public School District 205 students will be eligible for full-tuition at NIU starting in Fall 2021 following an announcement made by NIU President Lisa Freeman and Rockford school officials.
The new partnership is sponsored by Rockford...
DeKALB – DeKalb Sgt. Jeffery Weese has resigned from the DeKalb Police Department, according to a resignation agreement between the city and Weese.
Weese began paid administrative leave Nov. 1, and his resignation won’t take effect until Feb. 28,...
DeKALB — After five days of counting votes, Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump Saturday as the 46th President of the U.S., prompting some students to breathe a “sigh of relief” after hearing the results.
As of Tuesday, Biden...
