Firefox is one very hot browser, pardon the pun, and your computer will be safer if you switch to this free software that’s heating up the charts. There’s been a seismic shift during November, with Firefox emerging as the first credible competitive...

Students who live in an apartment may notice some changes regarding repairs made to their residence in the future. Due to a recently passed state law, tenants now will be able to deduct repair costs from their rent - with some restrictions. The Residential...

Editor’s note: This is the second part in a series examining the landlord-tenant system in DeKalb. Although many area landlords follow similar lease procedures, they differ when it comes to walk-throughs, damage charges and security deposit returns....

The holiday season may be a popular time for vacationing but may not be the safest time for travel in certain areas overseas. “I would not travel to Iraq anytime soon,” said Leonard Legrand, owner of the Allied Travel Agency, 128 N. First St. Legrand...

Trucks will continue rolling down rural Illinois interstates at 55 mph after a bill that would have upped the limit to 65 mph was defeated. The Illinois House of Representatives struck down the chance to override Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s veto on a bill....

Local veterans groups are calling young veterans to duty. DeKalb’s veterans group members, many of them veterans of World War II, are passing away. The groups need young members to continue raising money to help local veterans and their families with...

The DeKalb Liquor Commission will decide Dec. 14 whether to suspend or revoke Bar One’s liquor license. The city alleges Bar One employees fabricated video surveillance to avoid being cited for ordinance violations last month. Police arrested a 19-year-old...

Editor’s note: Four Northern Star editors launched an investigation into the landlord-tenant system at the beginning of the fall semester. This is the Part 1 of a two-part series ... At least four DeKalb landlords have been accused in the past six years...

Corn may be too plentiful this month for the farmers of DeKalb. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, corn production is up 16 percent from 2003. The USDA said that if these numbers keep up through December, this could be the largest...

NIU President John Peters and his wife Barbara will host their fifth annual holiday luncheon today. Staff and campus employees are invited to attend the free lunch, scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The buffet lunch will be served in the Duke Ellington...

What has come to be a familiar haven for live music and coffee lovers in DeKalb will close Monday after more than four years in business. The House, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, is up for sale. The building itself is not for sale, but the space is available...

Web users can now go to the Illinois comptroller’s Web site and see if the state owes them any money. The state of Illinois is sitting on more than $35 million in uncashed state checks. The money is the result of 160,000 unclaimed state income tax refunds,...