DeKALB — Taking a photo of a filled-in ballot violates Illinois voting laws and can constitute a Class 4 felony in Illinois, according to state legislation.
Kane County Circuit Clerk John Cunningham said the law is in place to deter vote-buying,...
DeKALB – Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers grand-opening is scheduled on Nov. 17, eight months after the company confirmed its plans to purchase the site. The Louisiana-based fast-food chain is looking to hire 80 employees before its opening day, Regional...
DeKALB – On the ballot for the 2020 general election is an amendment to Section 3 of Article IX of the Illinois Constitution, also known as the fair tax amendment. It's a proposal to make Illinois’ current income tax look more like the federal income...
DeKALB — Students looking to register to vote and cast their ballot on Election Day at the Holmes Student Center will no longer be able to after DeKalb County Clerk Doug Johnson removed the center as a registration center weeks before the election.
Students...
DeKALB — After being abandoned for years, the Campus Cinema building in the Annie Glidden North neighborhood is being demolished following a settlement agreement for city ownership.
In the past several years, the building, at 1015 Blackhawk Road,...
DeKALB — Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday at a news conference that Region 1 will begin even tougher restrictions Sunday following a rise in positivity rates.
Starting Sunday, the number of people allowed for social gatherings will go from...
DeKALB — Students and DeKalb residents have local options for obtaining a flu shot before the cold winter months begin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention always recommends that all people six months or older get the flu vaccine, said Lisa...
DeKALB – Despite the campus-wide face mask requirement, those who choose to cast a ballot at the Holmes Student Center for early voting aren’t required to wear a face mask.
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced in August that election...
DeKALB — Thursday is the last day to fill out the census. Residents can respond by mail, phone or online at 2020census.gov.
Despite efforts to extend the deadline to the end of the month, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s order Tuesday.
Sherrie...
DeKALB — Almost all on-campus police reports went down between 2018 and 2019, except arrests related to weapons and arson reports, according to the 2020 Annual Safety and Security Report.
This report informs students of any reported crimes over...
DeKALB — The Illinois Attorney General’s Office determined in August that the NIU Foundation must respond to Freedom of Information Act requests after the foundation denied at least three requests since 2016.
DeKalb resident Derek Van Buer submitted...
DeKALB — With less than 40 days left until Election Day and early voting underway, Laura Vazquez, undergraduate program director in the Department of Communications, is urging students to make a plan when it comes to voting this year.
“I want...
