NIU President John LaTourette announced at a press conference Tuesday the establishment of the Northern Illinois University Engineering Park on the property of the former Wurlitzer Corp. just outside city limits. An appropriations bill sponsored by Illinois...

A Citizens Utility Board study showed Northern Illinois Commonwealth Edison customers pay the highest monthly summer electric bills in the nation, but a rate restructuring recently ordered by the Illinois Commerce Commission brings new hopes for lower...

Long-time NIU faculty member Walt Owens said he was disappointed because he was not granted an interview for the open associate athletic director's position despite his wide-spread support from other NIU faculty and beyond. Owens, a former NIU baseball...

About 90 construction projects are underway on the NIU campus this year said Conrad Miller, NIU physical plant project manager. The addition of three new parking lots and the expansion of two existing lots will provide NIU with about 800 new parking spaces....

Getting farther than first base. That's the basic objective for nearly everyone involved in the new sex/baseball film, "Bull Durham." And everyone achieves this end. This lewd comedy is an adorable entry in the sports film hall of fame. It's cleverly...

Farmers in the Southeast celebrated rain and high prices because of the Midwest's problems, a new heat wave spread water restrictions and brushfires into the Northeast. A dispute over diversion of Lake Michigan water continues to cause friction between...

Although additional state revenue will enable NIU to raise faculty salaries, university officials predict a 20-percent tuition increase and enrollment cutbacks will be necessary to maintain current projects and programs. The Illinois General Assembly...

Kishwaukee Community Hospital soon will begin construction on a new $205,000 addition to house a state-of-the-art X-ray machine. Bill Smith, a Kishwaukee Community Hospital administrator, said Jim Ward Construction Co., the firm which won the bid to construct...

A poster contest is among three competitions to be held during the Unity in Diversity Week September 25 to October 1. Sue Mellard, a co-chairman for the contest, said Tuesday that the purpose for the poster contest is to promote the celebration of cultural...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) _Veteran forward Tom Chambers became the first unrestricted free agent to go to another NBA team, signing a five-year, multi-million-dollar contract Tuesday with the Phoenix Suns. Chambers, 29, who played out his option last season...

The budget for fiscal year 1989 was adopted by the DeKalb City Council in the last of a series of special meetings June 28. The council approved the budget after additional funds were allocated and a change was made in the funding for human services....

Michael Bakalis, chairman of the Illinois "Dukakis for President" campaign, said at a June 29 meeting that competence, character, and caring are three Dukakis traits that should interest the concerned public. Bakalis became acquainted with Dukakis when...