The Small Town Skate Shop has been opened since May 2007, but in early October Ariel Ries, owner and recent graduate of NIU, awoke to something that changed the dynamic of the shop. "I live down the street from the store and at three or four in the morning...

10:13 P.M. CST | Mitt Romney is the projected winner of the Michigan primary, followed by John McCain in second and Mike Huckabee in third. The Michigan primary is the next hoop to jump through in the 2008 presidential campaign. Michigan is often a bellwether...

Teen drivers in Illinois now have the some of the strictest laws in the nation to follow. New teen driving laws took effect Jan. 1, and they include an earlier driving curfew and requiring more hours on a permit before getting a license. Anyone 17 and...

Fred H. Smith placed a hat atop a neandertal sculpture and leaned in, looking at the sculpture eye-to-eye to illustrate how similar neandertals and modern humans are. Smith, former NIU professor and current professor and head of the anthropology department...

The Sycamore City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a joint proposal to turn the Engh Farmstead property into a museum and recreation center. After discussion on the future use of the Sycamore property, a decision was voted on and finalized at a public hearing...

Finals are here and students campus-wide are sifting through reams of notes and stacks of books. Just because the masses are united in studying, however, does not mean they all have to do it in the same place. Students can venture beyond campus this finals...

What began as a small Internet memorial in 1997 by members of The Compassionate Friends has expanded worldwide. "Candles in Memory," part of TCF's worldwide candle lighting effort, will honor the memory of children this Sunday in a local candle-lighting...

Bradley Olsen's family has to celebrate another holiday without him. Olsen, 27, of Maple Park, was last seen in the early morning Jan. 20 at Bar One, 1000 W. Lincoln Highway, trying to find a ride home. He has not been seen or heard from since. Olsen's...

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An NIU Huskie Bus was involved in an accident Monday evening. According to a DeKalb Police report, at 6:55 p.m., the bus was traveling at the intersection of Varsity Boulevard and Pappas Drive when a southbound car slid through a stop sign into the intersection,...

The DeKalb Daily Chronicle was sold to Shaw Newspapers in a sale announced Tuesday. Shaw Newspapers, a Dixon-based media company, bought the newspaper from Lee Enterprises and has been interested in the DeKalb media group for years. "We have courted them...

Grab a ruler next time the snow flies. DeKalb's City Council responded with overwhelming support to a proposal raising fines for parking on a snow route after a snowfall of 2 inches or more. "It's a life safety issue," said 2nd Ward Alderman Kris Povlsen....