DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log.   Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) passed a bill to prevent removed senators from being reappointed in a following session and announced several events at their meeting on March 7. BILL TO PREVENT REMOVED SENATORS FROM BEING APPOINTED...

Correction: This map was updated on 3/25 to reflect that there are three students from Alaska, three from Hawaii, and three from Puerto Rico. There is one student from Guam, however the map we use does not allow us to include Guam in the visualization.   ...

DeKALB – An Illinois lawmaker has proposed a bill that would tie taxpayer funding of stadium renovation to the teams performance.  The BEARS Act, or Balanced Earnings and Record Standards & Stadium Oversight Expectations Act would require professional...

DeKALB - NIU is now offering free test preparation courses for career credentials and exams.  The program is offered through a partnership between Kaplan, the Illinois Student Assistance Commision and the state of Illinois and offers free test prep...

DeKALB - Quantum computing could change the fundamentals of telecommunications, banking and data storage. But what is quantum computing? Classical computers function by using switches, called transistors, which can either give a value of one or...

DeKALB – The College of Liberal Arts has the most enrollment of all colleges at NIU. In fall 2024 there were 15,415 students enrolled at NIU. The top three colleges by student enrollment were the College of Liberal Arts with 4,540 students enrolled,...

DeKALB – The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) announced that the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA) and the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) can no longer operate in Illinois due to the Trump Administration cutting...

DeKALB – Buses drive down the streets, conduct hundreds of service trips and move thousands of people each week. It is no secret that transit systems are expensive. The DeKalb bus system requires funding for vehicle and infrastructure maintenance,...

DeKALB – A 19-year-old man was arrested at his home in Sycamore on a warrant for three class two felony counts of possession of child pornography on Wednesday. Noah R. Meier was arrested on the 2300 block of Pioneer Way at 4:21 p.m. The arrest...

DeKALB – A 56-year-old man was arrested in Sycamore for eight counts of possession of child pornography, and eight counts of dissemination of child pornography on Wednesday. The charges are class two and class X felonies. Christopher A. Juday...

Correction: "SGA passed a bill to introduce executive orders for President Ja’Kobe Jones." was changed to "SGA passed a bill to introduce executive orders for future presidential administrations." on Sunday, March 16. The Student Government Association...