The DeKalb Police Department announced the arrest of Eric Becker, 31, of Bartlett, for Tuesday’s burglary at Fatty’s Pub and Grill. Becker was arrested and charged with the burglary on Thursday. He was picked up in Bartlett for a warrant issued on...

NIU’s department of Public Safety has seen a lot of new employees recently. Twelve new police officers have been hired in the last year, including seven in the month of January alone. Over the summer, there were at least three new officers hired and...

Jenny Jones’s very own Big Daddy Woo-Woo, aka Tornado, will host Soule Infinite’s second-annual Soule Comedy Jam at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holmes Student Center’s Carl Sandburg Auditorium. The show also will feature comedian Leon Rodgers from...

NIU’s Art Museum is offering students a variety of ways to experience the world of art and architecture through its Get on the Bus program. The program takes students to art venues all over the region, including trips to Chicago and Wisconsin. Jo Burke...

Today’s setting sun will bring Rosh Hashana, the first day of the Jewish New Year. "It is the day Jews ask God for forgiveness and start the New Year fresh," said Dara Rubinson, co-president of Hillel, the Jewish student organization at NIU. Services...

It’s almost time again to elect the students you want to represent your opinions on important campus issues. On Sept. 24, the Student Association will hold senate elections. Although voting is open to anyone with a valid NIU student ID, there were only...

Asian and Asian-American students may see a cultural center of their own at NIU within the next few years. Because 7 percent of NIU undergrads are Asian-American - the second-largest minority group on campus - there has been talk of a growing need for...

A 55-year-old DeKalb County male has been infected with the West Nile virus, but has not been hospitalized. The infected male has shown signs of less dangerous flu-like symptoms consistent with the virus, including muscle aches and nausea. DeKalb is the...

The extensive amount of work that is required to send a person soaring across a theater stage into a graceful glide is nothing short of incredible. Many people sit in the audience and gaze admiringly at the soaring star without having the slightest idea...

cDonald’s restaurants are changing the oil they use to cook fried foods. However, french fries and hash browns remain unsafe for vegetarians. The Oak Brook-based McDonald’s Corporation apologized to "Hindus, vegetarians and others" for misrepresenting...

The waters flowing beneath the burning bridge of WKDI still are as stagnant as they were all summer. Having been shut down by the Student Association because of unpaid bills, all parties involved are at a standstill as to what lies ahead for the silent...

The newest disease to alarm America, the West Nile virus, not only is receiving national attention, but also attention in DeKalb County. DeKalb County public health administrator Karen Grush recently released information about a DeKalb County man who...