DeKALB – NIU Recreation Fitness will host a Hot Cocoa 5K run at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Participants will meet in the lobby of the Recreation Center. Participants are recommended to wear warm running clothing, a hat and gloves due to weather conditions....

If you’re not heading home or busy studying this weekend, here are some events happening in DeKalb this weekend. DARK ART AND ODDITIES CON From 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Altgeld Hall Auditorium will be the Dark Art and Oddities Con. The...

Editor's note: This article is not sponsored by Barb City Bagels and is not an endorsement from the Northern Star as an organization. Operating 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Sunday is local bagel shop Barb City Bagels, located at 118 E Lincoln Highway....

Editor's note: The NIU School of Theatre and Dance will host its opening night of the play "God of Carnage" at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 instead of this Saturday.  This Saturday, there will be events throughout the day. Here are some of the ones that stick...

People arrived in droves dressed in their most wonderful Halloween chic on Friday for the Irrational Masters’ annual Halloween shadow cast performance of the iconic "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at the Egyptian Theatre.  This year they are joined...

Large crowds gathered in sweet anticipation as Chicago band SWEETIE rocked out Friday night at the Egyptian Theatre for the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” pre-show.  The band is a trio composed of Birdy Vee, singer and guitarist, Joe Pennington on...

DeKALB — Starting Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. the NIU School of Theatre and Dance will be performing “God of Carnage,” a play by Yasmina Reza.  The production will be held at the Sally Stevens Players Theatre in the Steven’s Building and will be...

The Friday night crowd at Hometown Sports Bar and Grill's Stage Left was quiet as the lights dimmed, then chords pierced through the air as SWEETIE, a band from Chicago played.  After a riveting performance by the band, composed of Jo Pennington on...

DeKALB — Make sure to swing by the DeKalb Public Library this Saturday for their After-Hours jazz concert performed by Jazz in Progress (JIP) from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the main lobby.  The organization will feature a variety of styles ranging from...

Here are some events happening in DeKalb this Saturday to attend to celebrate Halloween. SYCAMORE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL On Saturday in downtown Sycamore, there will be several events happening at Sycamore’s Annual Pumpkin Festival to consider attending....

On Saturday afternoon, Jenny Beyerlein and Greg Reisner hosted an event at the DeKalb Public Library in which they detailed some of their paranormal investigations, findings and simple methods of finding paranormal activity. Nearly everyone has had...

Thursday night at the Egyptian Theatre, there was a performance of the musical “1619: The Journey of a People,” which helped the audience learn about the experience of African American people throughout America’s history.  The musical is based...