DeKALB – NIU’s $32 million deficit and ways to decrease the deficit were again the topic of discussion at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. NIU President Lisa Freeman’s announcements contained a presentation about the 2025 university...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any “closed by exception” case is closed due to circumstances outside of...

Editor's note: There were no Republican watch parties held by the DeKalb County Republicans on Election Day. In addition, the Northern Star was not aware of any Republican watch parties at NIU. DeKalb – As election results came in Tuesday night NIU...

DeKALB – Bill SB56008 passed by a vote of 9-0-2 which allows senators to speak to the press, during Friday's Student Government Association meeting. Deputy Speaker Nathan Gonzalez spoke about some of the restrictions.  “If it's, like, their...

DeKALB – The Illinois General Assembly approved a $10 million program that would provide free test and licensure prep classes to all public university students along with five community colleges. The program was supposed to be enacted in January...

DeKALB – Laurie Elish-Piper, executive vice president and provost, and George Middlemist, chief financial officer, provided an update about NIU’s progres with attempting to cut their $32 million deficit in half by the end of the fiscal year 2025 at...

DeKALB - At noon Wednesday, a march was held to encourage students to vote, leading them to the early voting poll located on the main floor of the Holmes Student Center. Starting at the Music Building, the NIU Marching Band, Division of Student Affairs...

DeKALB – Voters must cast their ballots in the precinct they are registered to vote in if they are registered in DeKalb County. If voters are registered to vote in another county, they must vote at the polling place in their respective county, or...

DeKALB – The NIU Forensics team won third place in the four-year division at their first tournament of the season.  The team competed in the annual Appelquist Speech tournament held at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills. NIU Forensics...

DeKALB - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host its fifth annual Rebuilding Democracy Lecture Series. This year’s guest speaker will be Julian Castro, former U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Castro...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association proposed a bill to allow senators to speak to the press and Speaker Manny Corpuz expressed disappointment in senators at Friday’s meeting. During the meeting, speaker Manny Corpuz introduced Bill SB56008,...

DeKALB - Huskies can rest assured that the fast food chains on campus are kept clean.  According to the DeKalb County Health Department, the May health inspections conducted on Einstein Bros. Bagels, Starbucks and Qdoba, indicate that are all in compliance...