United States Deputy Attorney General Arnold Burns and the assistant attorney general in charge of the criminal investigations division, William Weld, both submitted their resignations Tuesday, effective at the end of the day. Four aides will depart with...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP)—A reputed drug smuggler plans to appeal his conviction on charges he conspired to smuggle tons of marijuana from Mexico to the Midwest during the past five years. Antonio Franco, 32, was convicted Tuesday by a jury in U.S. District...

Students at Illinois universities are planning trips to Springfield for the Day of Action II on April 13. Statewide Coordinator Brian Hopkins said he is encouraging universities "to focus events around a trip to Springfield. We aren't recommending campus...

NIU's Founders Memorial Library might cut $240,000 from its fiscal 1989 budget, causing reductions to the amount of journals to which academic departments have access. Gordon Rowley, associate director for research services, said it is not possible at...

The president of the architectural firm slated to redesign the Holmes Student Center tower's new exterior said Wednesday his firm would not let aesthetics come before necessary improvements on the tower. Randall Lindstrom, president of Ware and Associates,...

Fires ignited in two elevators at Grant Towers South residence hall caused about $300 in damage Monday night, DeKalb firefighters said. University Police said pizza boxes were set on fire and put in the north and south elevators on the B wing. UPs said...

Leaks in the asbestos-laden ceiling on the fourth floor of the University Health Services building are causing concern among students and staff who use the area. "As the rain comes down through the roof and passes through the ceiling, there is the potential...

An electronic security system for the Holmes Student Center Bookstore has been selected and is in the process of being ordered in an attempt to curb bookstore shrinkage. Materials Management Director J. Donald Widick said the security system should be...

WASHINGTON (AP)—The government's chief economic forecasting gauge shook off the October stock market slump to post a 0.9 percent increase in February in a performance which analysts said should lay to rest fears of a 1988 recession. In a second upbeat...

An estimated 1,150 students voted Tuesday in the first day of the Student Association executive elections. Elections commissioner Doug Moore said he expects the same number of students, if not more, to vote today. However, he said it depends on the weather....

By April, the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce plans to take a position in favor of or against increased state funding for all levels of education, including support for NIU. Chamber President Tim Lehan said the chamber is gathering information about the funding...

The Campus Activities Board has failed to make a profit on films for the past two years. CAB president Tracy Stitzel said CAB films inherited a deficit from last year and this year films have only broken even. Even though a movie might make money, those...