DeKALB - The weather for the week of Nov. 17 will be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of snow. Information provided below is from the National Weather Service. Wednesday  Wednesday will have scattered showers until 1 p.m. as well as temperatures...

DeKALB — NIU President Lisa Freeman remarked on previous accomplishments and outlined NIU’s plans for higher education coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic in her State of the University speech on Tuesday. Freeman reflected on several accomplishments...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that no additional students and employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. Six students and one employee has recovered. As of Tuesday, 25 students and four employees...

DeKALB — Gas prices in Illinois have fallen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, according to GasBuddy’s daily surveys of 4,378 gas stations in Illinois.  Gas prices in Illinois are at an average of $3.55 per gallon, 9.7 cents higher than one...

DeKALB — NIU’s Campus Activities Board attempted to recoup a portion of the investment spent in partnership with DeKalb’s Egyptian Theatre for the Jesse McCartney concert held Thursday. CAB initially attempted to recoup some of the $20,000 they...

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday that seven additional students and two employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. Fifteen students have recovered. As of Friday, 31 students and five employees are currently...

DeKALB — NIU has been promoting gender inclusion and diversity by creating seven new gender-inclusive bathrooms since 2018.  A gender-inclusive bathroom is open to all people regardless of gender identity.  The first gender-inclusive bathroom...

DeKALB — Former Election Commissioner Cass Kamp spoke to the Student Government Association Senate Sunday, urging Senators to redefine the powers of the Election Commissioner position, and to appoint members to the Board of Elections from a diverse...

Monday International Language Tables - Southeast Asia!: The Center for Southeast Asian Studies is hosting international virtual language tables during International Education Week 2021. The event will be at 8 a.m. via Zoom. Students must register. ...

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 13,011 and 52,011 county residents are fully vaccinated, 49.94% of the county population. Among those who’ve tested positive for the...

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that three additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. Twelve students have recovered. As of Friday, 39 students and three employees are currently...

DeKALB — A DeKalb resident spotted a small bear Thursday near the 600 block of W. Dresser Road.  DeKalb Police Chief David Byrd said the sighting was pretty uncommon for DeKalb. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was notified about the sighting. “We...