Six local establishments received penalties Monday afternoon for violating liquor laws. Stadium Club, 1311 W. Lincoln Highway, was charged with allowing minors in the bar and also for serving only alcohol for a two-week period while the kitchen was closed....

It appears to be the best of both worlds - an even tan for the summer without exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun or tanning beds. However, this new process could have its own dangers as well. The Food and Drug Administration has received questions...

Powerful storms devastated northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin this weekend, leveling trees, telephone poles and leaving nearly 70,000 homes and businesses without power. The weather also decimated four Rockford TV stations, two of which still can’t...

The slow economy may have strained NIU’s budget, but the housing market for NIU students remains resilient. Rental agencies have exercised various tactics to keep customers coming in for their housing needs in spite of the looming economic state. Each...

After Sunday’s tragic porch collapse on Chicago’s North Side, DeKalb officials want residents to be aware of their porches. DeKalb annually sends inspectors to rooming, fraternity and sorority houses to make sure the buildings meet the requirements...

Starting Jan. 1, minimum wage might increase to $5.50. Another dollar increment is slated for January 2005. The increase is part of the Illinois Senate’s attempt to raise the minimum wage to $6.50. Gov. Rod Blagojevich hasn’t approved the bill yet....

In a unanimous vote Monday, NIU’s Board of Trustees approved the purchase of the PeopleSoft Student System, a Web-based information system that will integrate all campus data. The board approved an initial project cost of $820,000 that will be financed...

Rain or shine, jazz lovers flocked to the grassy banks of NIU’s East Lagoon to enjoy the Campus Activities Board’s 12th, and possibly final, Jazz in the Night. Nearly 500 people relaxed in lawn chairs with their picnic baskets as children played on...

There is a lack of doughnuts on the NIU campus, and some students are wondering whether their morning appetite ever will be satisfied. "It would be good to have a doughnut shop close to campus because students don’t have a lot of time before classes...

NIU sophomore football player Shea Fitzgerald was one of 12 people killed about 12:30 a.m. Sunday when a porch collapsed at his older brother’s third-floor apartment in Chicago’s Lincoln Park. Fitzgerald, 19, apparently was sandwiched between the...

The blaze of the summer heat and pending budget constraints haven’t stopped the Campus Activities Board from moving full steam ahead with its lineup of programs for summer. "We try to get a good variety of events and provide something for summer students...

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Police have a suspect in custody after an alleged break-in Monday morning. Wesley Abell, 22, of 811 W. Lincoln Highway is charged with attempted first degree murder, two counts of home invasion and one count of armed violence....