NIU’s Department of Public Safety, the Office of University Programming and Activities and the University Judicial Office have started a program to have liaison officers act as a resource for the university’s Greek organizations. Lt. Matt Kiederlen...

The annual DeKalb CROP Walk, a 10-kilometer walk to fight hunger, took place Sunday in downtown DeKalb. This year’s event sponsor was DeKalb’s First Congregational United Church of Christ. This is in conjunction with the national event - which is...

New Jersey has become the first state to outlaw driving while sleep-deprived. The law, enacted in August, allows prosecutors to charge extremely sleepy drivers with vehicular homicide if at fault in a fatal accident. Maggie’s Law, as it’s called,...

New Jersey has become the first state to outlaw driving while sleep-deprived. The law, enacted in August, allows prosecutors to charge extremely sleepy drivers with vehicular homicide if at fault in a fatal accident. Maggie’s Law, as it’s called,...

Four-inch stilettos may be good for manufacturer’s pocketbooks, but that doesn’t mean high heels are good for the body - or are they? A new study published by British researchers in the October 2003 Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health said...

Since Oct. 1, opening a bank account has required more personal information. The deadline for banks to comply with the U.S. Patriot Act was last Wednesday, which has caused banks across the country to follow a new set of customer guidelines for opening...

Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark has proposed a plan attempting to ease the slouching economy that, among other things, affects small businesses. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) does not think so. Clark’s plan, outlined in the...

Some of the world’s best soils are being destroyed in the Northern Illinois region because of growth in community development and construction, said Cliff Simonson, a member of DeKalb County Farmland Association. Areas of Northern Illinois and Iowa...

To be classified as a college town requires more than just a college located in the area. A college town is when a town and a university are identified as one. Even though DeKalb is the home of Northern Illinois University, some say it is not a college...

Partying is a big part of college life. Every student has been to a party at one time or another. Sometimes, though, parties can get out of hand. When this happens, the partyers might have to pay. Senior marketing major Nick Sweeney has been fined twice...

Craig Johnson has worked at Eagle for 17 years. Johnson is the assistant manger of the Eagle food store, 1700 Sycamore Road, which will close sometime soon since Eagle Food Centers filed for bankruptcy. “I am disappointed,” Johnson said. “We have...

Three pedestrians were injured Monday afternoon when a motorist crashed into them on West Lincoln Highway. The accident happened just after 1:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Normal Road and West Lincoln Highway. The driver, Vanessa Gonzalez, 21,...