DeKALB — STEM Fest will take place this year on Oct. 23, in the heart of NIU’s campus at the Holmes Student Center, MLK Commons and Founders Memorial Library. In previous years, the event was held at the Convocation Center. This free open house...

DeKALB — The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal is urging universities in the state to take measures in helping to educate students, parents, and faculty of the steps they can use to prevent fires.  The month of September is used to bring...

DeKALB – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce commended Express Employment Professionals on its first year in DeKalb, as well as welcoming them to the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce. The company has over 20 years of experience and is looking to continue to branch...

DeKALB – Both local activists and the DeKalb chief of police say the future adoption of a citizen police review board is a win for the City of DeKalb. Plans for implementing a review board started in August after City Council members voted to create...

DeKALB — DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd and Darren Mitchell, acting NIU police chief, held an open discussion with residents about crime and the increase in shootings in DeKalb. The meeting was hosted by New Hope Missionary Baptist Church where nearly...

DeKALB— Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, announced a two-week extension on vaccine requirements for higher education employees and students to Sept. 19. Unvaccinated healthcare workers,...

DeKALB – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the food delivery company Time to Eat Illinois to DeKalb. Time to Eat delivers Monday - Friday from 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. and Saturday - Sunday from 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. to the DeKalb area. Time to Eat...

DeKALB – The unemployment rate in all metropolitan areas in Illinois has decreased over the year, according to an August news release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security.  The data, which tracked...

DeKALB — City Manager Bill Nicklas proposed a revised proposal for the citizen police review board at  Tuesday’s Human Relations Commission meeting. The proposal lays out the potential guidelines for the review board and includes the board’s...

DeKALB — As COVID-19 cases increase due to the Delta variant, the American Red Cross needs help from all eligible people to donate their blood.  The demand for blood cannot keep up with the recent decline in blood donor turnout. The American Red...

DeKALB — DeKalb's Rotary Club expects to complete the restoration of The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock by Veterans Day on Nov. 11.  The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Clock, 101 Lincoln Highway, has undergone the first step in the plan to restore...

DeKALB — The National Weather Service issued a thunderstorm warning for DeKalb County until 2:30 p.m. and a thunderstorm watch through 9 p.m. for many northern Illinois counties. After a quiet and humid morning, thunderstorms in northern Illinois...