This Halloween, students looking for spine-tingling tales of ghosts and hauntings to read around the fire may come across the nonfiction series of ghost stories written by none other than 1973 NIU alumnus Michael Norman. Norman's series of books: "Haunted...

Methamphetamines, also referred to as "speed," "ice," or "crystal meth," are closer than you might think. Recently, the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) launched a new drug campaign called The Anti-Meth Campaign. The campaign is targeted...

The Egyptian Theatre is opening its doors to anyone brave enough to wander the depths of the ancient Egyptian underworld. The now-annual haunted house will be open from 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 26-31. The haunted house, which winds its way through all six levels...

Somewhere in a dark maze, a shotgun fires and a chain saw revs. Welcome to Jonamac Orchard and the Midwest's equivalent of a haunted moor - the Haunted Corn Maze. Kevin McArtor, whose family has been running the orchard, located at 19412 Shabbona Road,...

The Rochelle woman facing animal cruelty charges has been sent to a Dixon hospital for psychiatric evaluations. Barbara Munroe, 65, was charged with eight counts of animal cruelty and two counts of failure of duty of a companion animal owner. A court...

Inside Forest Park's Two Fish Art Glass store, nearly everything is made from recycled material. Mats made from pop-bottle tops are woven into designs, all of the scrap glass is recycled and even the boxes used to package lamps are reused. But for the...

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote to override Bush's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Act. The SCHIP Reauthorization Act of 2007 calls for an expansion of the program, adding $35 billion over...

Rockford's most terrifying haunted experience is in its sixth year of terror and screams. The Trail of Screams goes until Oct. 31 at YMCA Camp Winnebago in Rockford and Camp Medill McCormick in Stillman Valley. According to Brian Thomas, vice president...

Imagine walking onto a Convocation Center basketball court full of dogs and cats that desperately need people's attention. That was the scene on Tuesday at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport as volunteers continued to stream in to help TAILS work to...

For DeKalb residents, doing away with large appliances is more difficult than with ordinary garbage. Waste Management, DeKalb's garbage-hauling contractors, will not remove items like refrigerators, water heaters, washers, dryers, or other household appliances...

DeKalb's real estate market has stalled but is expected to grow by 2008. Even after the subprime mortgage financial crisis, the DeKalb real estate market has not fallen. The subprime mortgage financial crisis refers to the time period after the housing...

The DeKalb Liquor Commission modified the keg registry proposal Tuesday night. DeKalb's proposal originally set the permit requirement for the purchase of more than 16 gallons, which is more than one keg. As the meeting progressed, members decided to...