Monday NIUCG Winter Plant Sale: Support scholarships for student interns by purchasing a winter planter bowl from NIU Communiversity Gardens. Students can choose from three different options or grab one of each. The cost is $20 per planter. Pick...

Kelly Bauer, former Northern Star Editor-in-Chief, was recently awarded as Chicago’s Journalist of the Year by the Chicago Journalists Association. “It was really exciting and unexpected,” Bauer said. “It's just like a really, you know, huge...

DeKALB — John Vinson, current director of strategic planning and accreditation at Indiana University, discussed in a Thursday forum a plan toward community policing not based on his wants but focused on the wants of the community. Vinson discussed...

DeKALB— Prior to his time at Indiana University, NIU Chief of Police candidate John Vinson served 10 years at the University of Washington in Seattle. Vinson served at Washington during a time that saw the department not just receive triple accreditation...

DeKALB – Gas prices have maintained similar prices in Illinois for the past month. Illinois gas prices have risen by 2 cents in the past week averaging $3.52/g on November 29th. These prices are 1.2 cents higher per gallon than the average in Illinois...

DeKALB — DeKalb Sycamore Area Transportation Study is updating its 2019 Active Transportation Plan to reflect the addition of a connector path between N. Annie Glidden Road and W. Dresser Road by DeKalb High School.  The Active Transportation Plan...

DeKALB – Within the NIU Foundation’s top 16 investments – worth $2 million or more – in its $95.6 million endowment fund, an estimated 13% is invested in fossil fuel stocks. The Foundation’s top investments, amounting to $52.6 million...

DeKALB — The weather for the week of Dec. 1 will be mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. This information is provided by the National Weather Service.  Wednesday Wednesday will have a 30% chance of rain; it will be mostly cloudy with a...

DeKALB — Roderick Robinson, a 26 year veteran of the Chicago Police Department, plans to prioritize community engagement if selected as the next NIU chief of police.  The Chicago Police Commander helped to reduce the crime rate in Englewood by 12%...

DeKALB— With 25 years of experience in public administration and safety, John Vinson was named as the final applicant for the open NIU Chief of Police position. The current director of strategic planning and accreditation at Indiana University, Vinson...

  DeKALB — Darren Mitchell, acting NIU chief of police, outlined his goals for increasing campus safety and building trust with the NIU community if selected as the next permanent NIU chief of police in an open forum Monday.  Mitchell has...

Monday Open Forum for Chief of Police Candidate #1: Join the campus community for an open forum with Candidate #1 for the position of Chief of Police and Public Safety. Those who are not able to attend in person are invited to watch virtually through...