The DeKalb City Council will consider proposing an ordinance to amend the position of deputy city clerk from a municipal employee to an independant contractor at a special meeting today at 7 p.m. The amendment, a consideration discussed at the regular...

Two more suspects were arrested in connection with a March 23 theft when tires, wheel rims and stereo equipment were stolen from cars parked in parking lots near NIU residence halls. University Police Sgt. Ralph Taylor said Kishwaukee Community College...

NIU students and staff are among those invited to a two-day workshop sponsored by the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College and Chicago United on April 12 and 13. James Harper, an NIU student who transferred from Wheaton College, is working...

An addition to Faraday Hall might not be built and the City of DeKalb will suffer a loss of about $37 million if the Illinois state legislature does not increase higher education funding, NIU President LaTourette said at a special meeting of the DeKalb...

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...

NIU's buildings are deteriorating faster than maintenance personnel can repair them because of the reduced purchasing power of the physical plant's budget. Despite a 5.7 percent increase in building space during the past 10 years, the percentage of maintenance...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—A Florida Suncoast Dome contractor has been asked to draw up contingency plans to accelerate construction of the baseball stadium the Chicago White Sox are considering as a future home. Rick Dodge, the assistant city manager...

A newly established "Discrimination Hotline" will remain in existence despite having received one call so far. Ombudsman Bertrand Simpson said one NIU student reported an incident of discrimination. "I can't tell whether it is a good or a bad thing,"...

A possible increase in faculty and staff fees for club sports will be considered by the Student Association Recreation Committee Wednesday. SA Recreation Adviser Todd Lokken said he has found "while student fees have been increased to pay for the recreation...

SAPOA, Nicaragua (AP)—Fresh from signing their unexpected peace agreement in this border outpost last week, Sandinista and Contra negotiators gathered here Monday to work out details for a 60-day cease-fire. Negotiators aimed to determine the areas...

More than 100 students face sanctions ranging from loss of class credit to four-year expulsions for fraudulently registering in closed classes. University Judicial Office Director Larry Bolles said the office of registration and records has referred the...