DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Department, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Transportation and other state authorities, will be increasing efforts to crack down on drunk and impaired driving throughout the Christmas season, according to a...
DeKALB – City Manager Bill Nicklas announced at Monday’s City Council meeting that a community search committee for a new DeKalb police chief has been established following months of discussion.
Conversations regarding a citizen-led committee...
DeKALB – Following opposition from DeKalb residents and an hour of back and forth discussion, City Council members approved a special service area for Hunter Ridgebrook Properties at Monday’s meeting.
A special service area allows local governments...
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...
