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A pumpkin sign of Wessels Family Farm is attached to a wheelbarrow on the front lawn of Wessels Family Farm Market. Starting this week, Wessels Family Farm Market, located at 2023 Sycamore Road, will begin selling Christmas trees. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Monday Moment: Thanksgiving at Wessels’ Family Farm Market

By Tim Dodge, Photographer | November 19, 2023

The Ellwood House Museum sits in the snow. The Museum has announced its schedule for the 2023 holiday season. (Northern Star File Photo)

Holiday schedule announced for Ellwood House Museum

By Kalin Schaefer, Sports Reporter | November 6, 2023

The Ellwood House Museum has released its schedule for the 2023 holiday season, with two ways to experience a tour. The mansion will be decorated for the holidays by local organizations and businesses, as well as volunteers.   From Nov. 15 to Dec....

IN PICTURES: Community art work beautifies DeKalb

IN PICTURES: Community art work beautifies DeKalb

By Sasha Norman, Photographer | September 18, 2023

Ellwood House Museum under a new snowfall at 420 Linden Place in DeKalb. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Highlights from the Best of DeKalb

By Northern Star Multimedia Staff | February 26, 2023

The Junction Eating Place illuminating the Junction Center parking lot on Feb. 11 on Lincoln Highway. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

Long exposures in DeKalb after dark

By Mingda Wu, Photographer | February 19, 2023

Mavis Staples belts out singing during the second song of her set, “Im Just Another Soldier,” on Friday at the packed Egyptian Theatre as her backing band and singers perform alongside her onstage. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Mavis Staples brings iconic voice to Egyptian Theatre

By Sean Reed, Photographer | February 5, 2023

A member of the crowd at Barstool Sports’ live presentation of the Barstool College Football Show on Wednesday holding up a cellphone to film the ending of the show at Fatty’s Pub & Grille. Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports president, announced the show’s season in early September, which included NIU in a series of Mid-American Conference games covered by the Barstool show. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Barstool Sports draws excitement to NIU community

By Sean Reed, Photographer | November 17, 2022

DeKALB – Fatty’s Pub & Grille hosted popular media group Barstool Sports’ Barstool College Football Show as the second episode of a two part series covering mid-week Mid-American Conference football games, the first being hosted Tuesday in Toledo,...

Voters lining up and waiting to cast their votes on Tuesday afternoon at the, primarily, student polling place on campus. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Election day sweeps across DeKalb

By Sean Reed, Mingda Wu, and Nyla Owens | November 9, 2022

U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood telling the crowd why voting matters in contemporary elections on Tuesday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Rep. Underwood and Jeff Tweedy at The Egyptian Theatre

By Sean Reed, Photographer | November 3, 2022

NIU mascot Victor E. Huskie rides atop a convertible greeting the crowd viewing the March of the Huskies, for the 115th homecoming celebrations Thursday night on Second Street in downtown DeKalb. (Mingda Wu | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Downtown DeKalb welcomes Homecoming Block Party

By Mingda Wu, Photographer | October 9, 2022

Barb City Bagels displays painting by students from the Dec the Downtown homecoming event that took place on Oct. 4. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: Students decorate downtown for homecoming celebrations

By Sean Reed, Photographer | October 5, 2022

Tom Freeman, also known by the stage name Covey, performing at The Fargo Skatepark on Saturday. (Sean Reed | Northern Star)

IN PICTURES: The Fargo hosts final stop of Covey and Sincere Engineer tour

By Sean Reed, Photographer | August 22, 2022

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