DeKALB – A new bill proposed in Illinois would allow 18 to 20 year olds to legally consume alcohol when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The bill, HB1019 was introduced by Republican State Representative John M. Cabello.
The bill amends language...
DeKALB - On Wednesday, Timothy Doll pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of 15-year-old Gracie Sasso-Cleveland.
Sasso-Cleveland’s body was found inside a dumpster off College Avenue near Northern Illinois University's campus.
Doll was a registered...
DeKALB – The sound of Huskie buses driving down DeKalb’s streets are familiar to students and residents alike.
But, the way the bus system operates has changed in the last six years.
NIU students and DeKalb residents made over one million...
DeKALB – On Friday, the city moved to dismiss mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen’s appeal against an electoral board ruling that removed her name from the April election ballot.
The appeal was filed after Nguyen was removed from the ballot by DeKalb’s...
DeKALB – A notice from DeKalb’s Building and Code Enforcement Division was posted on the entrance of Halal Pros located at 817 W. Lincoln Highway.
The notice prohibits people from entering, says the building is “uninhabitable” and is signed...
DeKALB- Jonathan Hurst was found guilty of murder and home invasion almost nine years after Patricia and Robert Wilson were found beaten to death in their Sycamore residence in 2016.
The jury entered the courtroom at 4:15 p.m. Thursday with the verdicts....
DeKALB – In August of 2016, Sycamore residents Patricia and Robert Wilson were found murdered in their home. Trial of suspect Jonathan Hurst continued Wednesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse as DNA evidence was presented to the jury.
Wednesday...
DeKALB – Jonathan Hurst’s murder trial continued this week with questions regarding evidence collection and technical difficulties.
Patricia and Robert Wilson were found beaten to death in their homes on Aug. 14, 2016. Hurst is accused of committing...
DeKALB - Two police officers were injured Tuesday after a police chase ended with a stolen vehicle crashing into an unmarked DeKalb Police car.
According to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department, a license plate reader alerted dispatch...
By Joseph Ndu, Senior News Reporter
| January 28, 2025
DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council met on Monday and residents discussed a proposed plan to allowing police patrolling services on public transit.
POLICE OFFICERS ON PUBLIC TRANSIT LINES
DeKalb residents voiced their concerns over the proactive patrolling...
Correction: The Northern Star previously published that early voting would take place at the Red Roof Inn starting Jan. 16. Voting at 110 E. Sycamore St. started on Jan. 16. Voting at the Red Roof Inn will begin Feb. 17.
DeKALB – After facing...
DeKALB - A retired NIU professor was arrested last week and charged with throwing bags of cat feces at homes with pro-Donald Trump flags in their yards.
On Thursday, DeKalb resident James A. Walker was arrested and charged with 13 counts of littering...
