Expectations were high. People stood in line readying themselves to laugh until their stomach muscles hurt. Written by John Hughes, creator of Sixteen Candles, for one, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy, who would think it could be anything but...

While Gov. Michael Dukakis presents his acceptance speech July 21 for the democratic presidential nomination, several DeKalb County residents will be cheering him on in his campaign. Fifth Ward Alderman Bessie Chronopolous said a celebration will be held...

Evaluating the summer drought's effects on area crops can be misleading if done only from a car window. David Whitson, an agricultural adviser at the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service in DeKalb, said the green color of corn can deceive...

The amount of an impending tuition increase for NIU students will be discussed today at the Board of Regents regular meeting. NIU's tuition will be increased, NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said. He said the amount, however, has not yet been decided....

Although proponents for building the Superconducting Supercollider in Batavia, Il. claim support for their project is growing, there are still some skeptics of the SSC's locating there. The SSC is a research laboratory which collides protons against protons...

Despite this summer's drought conditions, the eleventh annual Cornfest in downtown DeKalb August 26 through 28 again will celebrate the area's agricultural claim to fame. This year's festival will be expanded in size and organizers hope to attract 200,000...

Cost estimates for a pesticide cleanup at the DeKalb-Taylor Municipal Airport should be available next week, DeKalb City Manager Mark Stevens said. A spiller ordinance is in effect, and the company responsible for the damage is liable, Stevens said. The...

About 25 students marched to the CHANCE office July 13 to show their solidarity in demanding an explanation for the firing of CHANCE counselor Martha Palmer. Protester Jim Fabris said the group had gathered to "protest the firing of Martha Palmer and...

Washington— America's employers need what America's schools are failing to produce; literate, diciplined, responsibly competent workers. Even at the entry level, there is a serious—and growing—gap between what our young people are learning and what...

About 75 NIU students filled a Sycamore courtroom Tuesday as a judge reviewed the case in which they are charged with resisting a peace officer and obstructing a highway. The charges resulted from an April 13 sit-in on Lincoln Highway, but defense attorneys...

The $1,995,000 budgeted by the Board of Regents for the Holmes Student Center Tower renovation is not enough to cover bids submitted by contractors July 7. The Northern Star has learned that bids for the project came in at more than $3 million, $1 million...

A DeKalb police officer recently attended a "Vehicular Homicide/Driving While Intoxicated Conference" at the Northwestern University Traffic Institute. The four-day conference attended by Officer Donald Gladden, held June 26 through 30, focused on vehicular...