Remember when a minifridge was the ultimate college gift? Today the idea of parents buying a home for their university-bound children has gone from "get real" to "get real estate," thanks to low interest rates, a booming housing market and struggling...

Precinct Nos. 1, 18 and 35 Hillcrest Covenant Church 1515 N. First St. Precinct Nos. 2, 7, 9 and 12 Student Recreation Center Precinct Nos. 3, 13 and 20 Glad Tidings Church 2325 N. First St. Precinct Nos. 4, 5 and 15 Westminster Presbyterian Church 830...

Step 1: Look for the polling place listed on your voter registration card to determine which precinct you are in and where you should vote. Step 2: Once at the polling place, look for signs identifying your precinct; several precincts may vote in the...

A handful of citizens met city officials at Chesebro Elementary School, 900 E. Garden St., to discuss issues concerning the community at an open house Thursday. The stark-white lunchroom provided a venue where residents could openly express concerns over...

It seems like a no-brainer: Since digital camcorders and digital still cameras use the same kind of electronic sensor to record images, why not build a single device that does both really well? Like many ideas that seem simple on the surface, the devil...

The campaign season for 70th District state representative culminated in a face-to-face debate Wednesday night. Concerned citizens and students gathered in the Diversions Lounge of the Holmes Student Center to witness candidates Bob Brown, D, and incumbent...

Fannie May’s return to Chicagoland has never sounded so sweet, but residents looking for the chocolate in DeKalb will have limited options. Utah-based Alpine Confections bought Fannie May last April for $38.9 million after the company filed for bankruptcy....

Despite predictions of a cloud-covered eclipse Wednesday, people filled the Davis Hall Observatory and were presented with a clear view of the shadowed moon. “It’s the first time I’ve seen it here,” said senior history major Jason Spiewak. Spiewak,...

NIU has been recognized twice through a DeKalb award program, People Responsible for Improving DeKalb’s Environment. The DeKalb PRIDE awards are given to people and organizations who help DeKalb become aware of how natural and built environments affect...

Senior citizens nationwide will receive a mixed bag next year in the form of higher Social Security checks along with higher Medicare premiums. The Social Security Administration announced a 2.7-percent cost of living adjustment increase in monthly Social...

It should be as easy to search a computer as it is to search the Web. And Google, the current king of Web-searching, recently introduced a new desktop program for Windows PCs that swiftly searches a computer’s hard drive for documents, e-mail messages,...

Bright orange fliers passed around campus signaled the return of the “Unveiling the Darkness” presentation sponsored by Campus Missions International. The fliers feature the faces of two men: Anton LeVay, who founded the Church of Satan in 1966, and...