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...

The NIU Art Gallery in Chicago is hosting the "Outsider Art from Europe" collection until April 23, Gallery Director Michael Flanagan said. The NIU Art Gallery is located at 212 W. Superior St. The collection is comprised of about 60 art pieces created...

It's been four months since NIU quarterback Marshall Taylor ended his junior season lying on the Nevada-Las Vegas turf with a broken left ankle. Taylor, who piled up 209 yards on 14 carries in that season-ending 34-31 Huskie win, has since gone through...

The Regency universities, including NIU, are continuing their efforts to push for a statewide tax increase by informing the public of the need for higher education funding next year. Board of Regents Chancellor Roderick Groves said advocacy initiatives...

The Student Association executive elections are today and Wednesday. Presidential candidates are Joseph Annunzio, Dale Bradley and Paula Radtke. The vice-presidential candidate is Gregg Bliss and treasurer candidates are Roger Beith and Diana Turowski....

A state program to consolidate student's guaranteed loans might lessen chances of defaulting on the loan. Barbara Bell, default prevention program manager in the Illinois Designated Account Purchase Program, said the IDAPP is a state service connected...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP)—President Reagan said today that Democratic candidates who espouse trade restrictions and retaliation have a message the public won't buy. "Protectionism isn't just bad economics, it's bad politics," the president said. Reagan, in...

The Student Association Mass Transit Board voted Monday in favor of a 30 percent reduction of handicapped transportation services. The plan for the handicapped bus transportation service program, which was initiated in November 1987, included reducing...

An additional $500,000 left in fiscal year's 1988 DeKalb city budget might be combined with FY89 revenue to complete $750,000 in street maintenance projects this summer. During his presentation to city council Monday, Ralph Tompkins, assistant director...

CHICAGO (AP)—Efforts to expand the Illinois Lottery's player base—and state revenues—could include a new look for Lotto and a television game show that invites viewers to place bets by telephone. More contests with instant winners and changes in...

Deletion of the physical therapy program is "extremely unlikely," said Peggy Sullivan, dean of NIU's College of Professional Studies, Monday. Olive Kimball, chairwoman of allied health professions, said the deletion of the program has been a possibility...

Student Association presidential candidate Joe Annunzio must pay SA Public Relations Adviser Paula Radtke for a campaign banner that his campaign manager destroyed. At a SA Supreme Court hearing Monday, the court chose this sanction after deciding Annunzio...