DeKALB – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced that the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) can no longer operate in Illinois due to the Trump Administration cutting...

DeKALB – A 19-year-old man was arrested at his home in Sycamore on a warrant for three class two felony counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday. Noah R. Meier was arrested on the 2300 block of Pioneer Way at 4:21 p.m. The arrest...

DeKALB – A 56-year-old man was arrested in Sycamore for eight counts of possession of child pornography, and eight counts of dissemination of child pornography on Wednesday. The charges are class two and class X felonies. Christopher A. Juday...

DeKALB - Common Table DeKalb is a new program that will provide free community meals.  Common Table DeKalb (CTD) is a collaborative that includes individuals from the area, non-profit organizations and local faith communities. The collaborators...

DeKALB – Over 50 years after the federal government mandated that the EPA create regulations to limit potential contaminants, lead contamination of water systems is still common. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 empowered the EPA to ensure citizens...

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...

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...