Drug trafficking is prevalent in DeKalb County and efforts to combat cocaine dealing have intensified because of an increase in problems in the community, according to DeKalb Police. Calls to social service and law enforcement agencies prompted police...

CHICAGO (AP) - One of two doctors under scrutiny for treating pregnant women with an anti-convulsion drug fled a $26 million lawsuit Tuesday, charging Cook County Hospital's medical director slandered him by saying the practice violated ethical principles....

President Reagan promoted George Bush as his White House successor, suggesting voters would choose the vice president over "out-and-out liberal" Dukakis if they did "a little comparison shopping." Bush himself was at the White Houe, out of the public...

NIU women's gymnastics coach Bobbie Cesarek has every reason to be doing back flips over new recruit Lori Lebo of Fort Meade, Md. Lebo recently won the first-ever, all-around title at the United States Gymnastics Federation Advanced Optional National...

NIU Holmes Student Center renovations will be delayed until the end of summer because the university has extended the deadline for submitting work bids from June 17 to July 7. Conrad Miller, NIU physical plant project manager, said contractors needed...

Critics should not be too quick to judge the United States' cruiser Vincennes' attack on Iran Air Flight 655 before the jury returns and the story is set straight. Many unanswered questions remain as the grief and anger surrounding Sunday morning's unintended...

Thousands of people in Rockford spent their Fourth of July on the banks of the Rock River learning the old philosophy holds true that anything can be done with a little duck tape and super glue. The WROK-WZOK "Anything That Floats" Rock River Raft Race...

Despite national and local concern about increased substance abuse, University Health Services personnel report campus drug use is decreasing. Citing statistics from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Michael Haines, NIU Health Enhancement Services...

Salary increases, tuition hikes and higher education revenue dominate the agenda of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, scheduled to meet today at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Kenneth Beasley, assistant to NIU President John LaTourette,...

NIU student health service fees no longer provide for emergency service at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. Instead, students referred to the hospital will have to rely on either NIU's health insurance policy or parental health insurance coverage. Linda...

So, what's with the TV stations out here in beautiful (HA HA) Dekalb. Great reception. I get channel 39 and some religious station. I can't handle bad old black and white movies and Pat Robertson all in the same night. I want to kick off the shoes, relax...

Chicago (AP) - Workers fired because employers consider them too old are going to court in greater numbers to fight for the right to stay on the job, federal officials say. For some, it's a matter of principle. "I could never have lived with myself or...