DeKALB - A primary election for DeKalb mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen has ended, with unofficial results released by the county clerk.
According to unofficial results, there were 365 Democratic votes and five blank votes.
To get on the ballot...
DeKALB - The DeKalb city council rolled out a swath of new development plans including a new pizza restaurant, entertainment venue and changes to NIU bus routes at its meeting on Monday.
The route changes will begin March 9, during NIU’s spring...
By Brynn Krug, Managing Editor
| February 23, 2025
Voting for Best of DeKalb 2025 is now open.
From Sunday until 11:59 p.m. March 2 NIU students, faculty, staff and DeKalb residents can vote for their favorite things in 22 categories.
Vote for your favorite coffee place, late night eatery, student...
Hello Huskies, this is your midweek weather update for Thursday. Cold weather looks to linger throughout the week, but the sun will make things a little more bearable until warmer temperatures return this weekend.
Saturday will remain cold, but a...
DeKALB – DeKalb residents took to the streets Sunday, marching with a message of unity in opposition to anti-immigrant sentiment that has fueled political discourse since January.
From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. a crowd marched from the NIU parking garage...
DeKALB – After stirring up student excitement with its opening in 2023, D.P. Dough, a calzone restaurant in DeKalb, has faced multiple closures amid legal and financial issues.
The Northern Star was unable to verify the exact reason for the...
DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council discussed limiting the amount of retail tobacco stores in DeKalb on Monday.
RETAIL TOBACCO STORES
The City Council considered setting a limit on the number of tobacco stores able to operate in the city.
After...
DeKALB – A new bill proposed in Illinois would allow 18 to 20 year olds to legally consume alcohol when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The bill, HB1019 was introduced by Republican State Representative John M. Cabello.
The bill amends language...
DeKALB - On Wednesday, Timothy Doll pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of 15-year-old Gracie Sasso-Cleveland.
Sasso-Cleveland’s body was found inside a dumpster off College Avenue near Northern Illinois University's campus.
Doll was a registered...
DeKALB – The sound of Huskie buses driving down DeKalb’s streets are familiar to students and residents alike.
But, the way the bus system operates has changed in the last six years.
NIU students and DeKalb residents made over one million...
DeKALB – On Friday, the city moved to dismiss mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen’s appeal against an electoral board ruling that removed her name from the April election ballot.
The appeal was filed after Nguyen was removed from the ballot by DeKalb’s...
By Abel Naranjo, Sports Reporter
| February 2, 2025
DeKALB – A notice from DeKalb’s Building and Code Enforcement Division was posted on the entrance of Halal Pros located at 817 W. Lincoln Highway.
The notice prohibits people from entering, says the building is “uninhabitable” and is signed...
