DeKALB — Alerts get sent out to students and faculty whenever there is crime happening on or around campus. This raises the question of how crime has changed in these areas in the last 10 years and how it impacts residents, students and faculty.
Alex...
DeKALB – The NIU Chess Club edged the top-seeded Baylor University Bears Chess Club to take first place in division seven of the Collegiate Chess League tournament.
The nail-biting championship match took place on Nov. 21, after 160 teams from around...
DeKALB — Any DeKalb resident or NIU student looking for a new place to hang out with a diverse menu should consider visiting Taki’s To Go, 817 W Lincoln Hwy.
Customers can order a variety of food including burgers, homemade chicken sandwiches,...
DeKALB — DeKalb City Council passed an ordinance 6-0 on first reading at its meeting Monday to annex .68 acres of land along Barber Greene Road that was outside of corporate city limits. The land will join 1.8 acres that are already within city limits...
DeKALB — The City Council will discuss passing an ordinance on first reading Monday to allow Pappas Development to annex .68 acres of unincorporated DeKalb to build an apartment complex on the land where Buhr’s Landscaping and Lawn Care was on Barber...
DeKALB — Every Saturday, over a dozen residents from the DeKalb community line up outside a storefront in the shopping center across from Hopkins Park, hoping to be the first to find the best deals the day has to offer. Every day feels like Black Friday...
By Yari Tapia, Lifestyle Writer
| January 19, 2022
DeKALB — Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of new and used cars have drastically increased due to the disruption of the global supply chain and key internal pieces of vehicles becoming harder to come by.
The cost of a used car in December...
DeKALB—The American Red Cross is facing the worst blood shortage in over a decade. Donors of all blood types, but especially type O, are urged to donate.
“Winter weather across the country and the recent surge of COVID-19 cases are compounding...
DeKALB — The first phase of construction of the Facebook Data Center, which will be located east of Route 23 and south of Gurler Road is nearly complete and long-term hiring should begin soon.
NBC Charlotte in A Look Inside Facebook's Forest City,...
DeKALB – While the COVID-19 pandemic was still a reality for Americans in 2021, some of the consequences of the pandemic have improved including a dramatic decrease in unemployment.
In April of 2020, unemployment was at 14.7% amidst a wave...
DeKALB— NIU students and faculty were given news that, while expected, might not have been the most encouraging to hear. Online learning will be returning for all courses Jan. 18-25.
As of the week of Jan. 4, the positivity rate is at 13% and the...
DeKALB — The DeKalb County History Center and the Ellwood House Museum have collaborated on a virtual exhibit entitled “Arts in Action,” investigating the history of race relations in DeKalb County through the artwork of nine visual artists and...
