After months of campaigning, the efforts of the ad-hoc committee resulted in disappointment as DeKalb School District 428’s $39.8 referendum failed at the polls. Last time a referendum was at the ballots in March, it failed 70-30. "We made significant...

County Clerk • Sharon L. Holmes (R) 100 % County Treasurer • Christine Johnson (R) 63% • Amy Polzin (D) 37% Sheriff • Roger A. Scott (R) 100% DeKalb Regional Superintendent of Schools • Gil Morrison (R) 53% • John Horn (D) 47% 2nd Judicial...

Republicans seized the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives following the general elections Tuesday, extending their their reign in the House to eight years. At press time, the House had the majority of the seats, leading 223 to 188, with projections...

With only 37 percent of votes reported, Democratic candidate incumbent Richard Durbin was named the official winner in the Senate race against Republican candidate Jim Durkin. At Durbin’s victory speech Tuesday night, he spoke to an enthusiastic audience...

Candidates and supporters of the Democratic and Republican parties gathered together as they awaited the results of Tuesday’s elections. The Democratic candidates sat around a computer displaying the tallies at the River Heights Golf Course off of Annie...

After months of campaigning, Democratic candidate for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan came to a historic victory over opponents Republican Joe Birkett and Independent Gary Shilts, making her the first female Illinois Attorney General and one of...

Six University Police officers have gone beyond their call of duty to shoulder an even greater responsibility to the community. The six received special domestic violence training in both the handling of special equipment and counseling victims. The training...

In cities around the country, crimes have been linked to alcohol. The same may be true of DeKalb and NIU. "A lot of our activity with the students is liquor related," said Lt. Jim Kayes of the DeKalb Police Department. Kayes said the busy nights for alcohol-related...

The Two Rivers Head Start Agency has just joined forces with T.E.A.M. (Together Everyone Achieves More), Easter Seals and the NIU Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic in hopes to better accommodate the people of DeKalb and surrounding areas. Members of...

The streets of DeKalb are lined with old buildings, many of which have interesting histories. One such building is NIU’s Social Science Research Institute, formerly known as the Rice Hotel. The Social Science Research Institute is located at 148 N....

There is one key difference between the fitness levels of Chicago police officers and DeKalb police officers. Chicago cops are now paid to lose their bellies. In a campaign that Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley is hoping will stifle the stereotype of doughnut...

The Student Association and City of DeKalb soon will be working together to resolve issues around NIU and the city. City Manager Jim Connors contacted SA president Kevin Miller on the need for the two organization to set up meetings. The first meeting...