DeKALB – NIU students gathered to watch multiple performances of slam poetry, modeling, painting, dancing and roller skating on Thursday to honor Women’s History Month. Four Poets, One Mic put on the Women’s History Month Showcase at 7 p.m. in...

DeKALB – Landon Larkin, Student Government Association treasurer, spoke at the Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday about SGA election voter turnout. Voting for president, vice president, treasurer, student trustee and senators for SGA were held Monday...

DeKALB – Ballots are open for students to elect their 2024-2025 Student Government Association representatives.  SGA elections opened Monday and will close at 11:59 p.m. Wednesday.  Students can vote online through Huskie Hub, which is open to all...

DeKALB – Friday night, NIU was greeted by royalty as five drag queens delivered a night of passion, glamor and excitement to an awaiting crowd. The queens arrived not in regal attire, but in sequins and thigh high boots. Whether the crowd was being...

DeKALB – The Illinois Supreme Court made a historic visit to NIU’s Duke Ellington Ballroom to hear oral arguments from two court cases in front of a crowd of around 750 interested students and faculty. NIU hosted the Illinois Supreme Court's “Riding...

DeKALB – DeKalb citizens were focused on the 76th Democratic representative district results, with the running of two DeKalb City Council members. Democrat Amy "Murri" Briel, Ottawa native and chief of staff to the state representative, beat Cohen...

DeKALB – Starting in March, NIU began replacing the Canon printers and Pharos software to the new PaperCut software and Ricoh printers.  PaperCut is a software application built to help organizations by minimizing paper waste and toner ink, save time...

DeKALB – Students are invited on Thursday to fill the Duke Ellington Ballroom and observe two Illinois Supreme Court hearings. From 10 a.m. to noon, the Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at NIU in the Duke Ellington Ballroom. “Doors...

DeKALB – The Illinois Commission on Equitable Public University Funding submitted recommendations to the Illinois General Assembly for a new formula that could provide fair and equitable funding to Illinois universities.   Northern Illinois University...

DeKALB – City leaders have established a $50,000 emergency fund to assist with the potential increase in migrant arrivals.   DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas said the money comes from the City’s General Reserve fund, which is the positive balance...

DeKALB – The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center has temporarily moved from Arndt House to the third floor of the Health Services Building at 385 Wirtz Drive.   The initial reason for the move was to address leaks in Arndt House’s roof, but...

Editor’s note: This piece will be updated as soon as more information becomes available. DeKALB – Some Patterson Hall East first floor students are temporarily displaced to the Holmes Student Center Hotel due to a flood. At 1:10 a.m. Thursday, a...