Students who stayed in DeKalb Labor Day weekend were able to participate in Corn Fest activities.Now in its 36th year, Corn Fest moved back to downtown DeKalb, to the delight of some locals. Corn Fest is usually held over NIU's Move-In weekend. Corn Fest...
Fall festivities begin this weekend at Jonamac Orchard, 19412 Shabbona Road in Malta.While the bakery and country store have been open since Aug. 21, Jonamac Orchard is holding its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m....
Corn Fest is just a walk away this weekend.For the first time in five years Corn Fest will be held in downtown DeKalb. In the past, Corn Fest coincided with Move-In Day, while this year it will be held over the longer Labor Day Weekend.“We hope that...
It was a long broom ride from 4 Privet Drive to 309 Oak St., the DeKalb Public Library.Hogwarts felt closer to home Wednesday as the librarians hosted a Harry Potter Party in honor of the 15th anniversary of Harry’s arrival in the States. Young DeKalbians...
Members of NIU's quidditch club - (left to right) Jackie Fink, sophomore psychology major, Joe Wharram, junior sociology major, Nicole Bruno, sophomore nursing major, Allison McKenzie, junior business administration major, and Katrina Carpenter, senior...
City Council is making an effort to support the NIU Huskies in all the ways it can, starting with some changes downtown.At Monday’s meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve a sign on the building at the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway....
Four thousand T-shirts or $30,000 in donations — whichever comes first — will supply a wounded veteran a vehicle.On Aug. 19, DeKalb Firefighters Union, Local 1236, began selling custom T-shirts for $15 and taking donations for the Associated Firefighters...
There is not one but three owners of Rosy’s Roadhouse, 930 Pappas Drive, and they work together “kind of like clockwork.”The owners purchased Starbusters in April and spent most of their summer working to fix up and reinvent the longtime bar.The...
Rain failed to sever community ties to NIU on Move-In Day Thursday.Amidst move-in day, DeKalb Mayor John Rey and Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy were on the scene at New Residence Hall helping students move into their dormitories.“It’s exciting to see 4,000...
William "Billy" Curl has motioned to withdraw his guilty plea in the murder of NIU student Toni Keller.The four-page, handwritten motion states the plea should be withdrawn because "the prosecutor had threatened to go after Mr. Curl's family if he did...
“I was just lucky.”That’s how a local reality TV star would describe the journey that’s brought him to where he is.Chris May, owner of Proton Tattoo, 120 S. Fourth St., is a contestant on Spike TV’s “Ink Master,” a tattoo competition reality...
It’s your turn to be mistaken for the man of steel (or a bird), DeKalbians.Locals will be able to take off in a World War II B-17 bomber alongside pilot Jim Kimmel and his co-pilot for the area, Fred DeWitt, of Sycamore, until Sunday. Kimmel and the...
