What to Know There is a national effort to double the aid Pell Grant recipients receive annually. The program would continue to be need-based, so there would not be a change in qualifiable students. The doubled Pell Grants would be funded...

2021 began as a year of compromise but soon caught steam towards the end of the summer. NIU athletics and student engagement on campus shined through the Fall. Here is a gallery with some of the highlights of 2021!  

DeKALB – While the COVID-19 pandemic was still a reality for Americans in 2021, some of the consequences of the pandemic have improved including a dramatic decrease in unemployment.  In April of 2020, unemployment was at 14.7% amidst a wave...

DeKALB— NIU students and faculty were given news that, while expected, might not have been the most encouraging to hear. Online learning will be returning for all courses Jan. 18-25.  As of the week of Jan. 4, the positivity rate is at 13% and the...

DeKALB— Out of an abundance of caution, NIU will begin the Spring 2022 semester remotely until Jan. 25 for all courses being taught at NIU. The decision was made to “help protect the health of our community during the surge of the Omicron variant,”...

DeKALB — The DeKalb County History Center and the Ellwood House Museum have collaborated on a virtual exhibit entitled “Arts in Action,” investigating the history of race relations in DeKalb County through the artwork of nine visual artists and...

DeKALB— Amazon recently paid $6.3 million for 58.65 acres at 1401 E. Gurler Road on Oct. 6 according to DeKalb County property records. Records show that the land was slated for a 700,000-square-foot warehouse which city officials have only referred...

DeKALB— After an eight-month search process that yielded 24 “qualified applicants,” NIU selected Darren Mitchell, a 21-year veteran of the NIU Police Department as its next Chief of Police.  Mitchell is the first chief to rise through the ranks...

DeKALB— The DeKalb City Council passed an ordinance 6-0 on Monday to approve the aggregate levy for 2021 of $9,521,416, which includes the City’s and the DeKalb Public Library’s levies.  This ordinance was considered at the City Council’s...

  DeKALB — Keg & Kernel, a new restaurant by Tangled Roots Brewing Company, opened its doors to the DeKalb community Saturday. The restaurant is aimed at those who love beer and quality food with a DeKalb-inspired twist. The parent company,...

DeKALB — The NIU Board of Trustees agreed that NIU President Lisa Freeman was a very student-centered and equity-focused leader in evaluating her performance as president at the Board of Trustees meeting at 9 a.m. in Altgeld Hall, Room 315. Freeman...

What to know An NIU student is working to stop ableism on campus. A goal for the new club is to get parking and bus accommodations.  The club eventually hopes to gain SGA approval. DeKALB — Haven Dubeck, a junior psychology major,...