DeKALB – NIU announced on Thursday that 3 students and 0 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and 2 students and no employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 dashboard. The dashboard’s cumulative statistics show that 131...

DeKALB – Free car seat safety checks are being offered, for free, by the Illinois Department of Transportation on Saturday. Safety checks will be available at Lehan’s Drugs, 1407 S. 4th St., and the Sycamore Police Department, 535 Dekalb Ave. During...

DeKALB – Mosquitoes collected in a trap in Genoa have tested positive for the West Nile Virus for the first time this year, according to a news release from the DeKalb County Health Department.  Mosquitoes collected from traps in DeKalb and Sycamore,...

DeKALB - Active Minds NIU will bring Send Silence Packing, a suicide prevention exhibit, to NIU from 9 a.m. Sept. 30 at the MLK Commons. The exhibit’s goal is to spread awareness about suicide, where to find help for mental health concerns and how...

DeKALB — By 2020, NIU originally set a goal of having 30,000 students enrolled in the Vision 2020 plan. Since dropping that plan to reflect a new five-year plan from 2019-2023, the university now has an enrollment goal of 17,735 students by Fall 2023...

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that two additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and no students and two employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 22 Huskies are currently...

DeKALB — Students, faculty and DeKalb residents addressed the importance of belonging in the community Tuesday as they gathered  in the Huskie Den for the 7th annual Unity Walk. “It’s important to come together in the name of unity and support...

DeKALB — The Metropolitan Alliance of Police #292 Police Sergeant, a union representing nine police sergeants at NIU, and the Board of Trustees have reached a collective bargaining agreement that includes a salary increase for union members.  The...

DeKALB — The weather for the week of Sept. 22 will see cooler temperatures with a slight chance of showers later in the week. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service. Wednesday Wednesday morning will be mostly sunny with a high...

DeKALB — Illinois gas prices have risen 7.5 cents per gallon in the past week according to Gas Buddy’s daily survey of 4,378 stations in Illinois. The gas prices are 6.9 cents per gallon which is higher than it was in August.  The most expensive...

DeKALB — Esaiah Escamilla, 23-year-old from Montgomery, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder this week after a fatal July 4, 2020, shooting at FasMart gas station, 933 S. Fourth St. Escamilla was charged with 19 criminal counts for the...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that three additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students and two employees have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 25 Huskies are currently...