DeKALB - Amid attempts by the university to reduce its budget deficit, the University Council proposed reestablishing the Resources, Space and Budget committee at its meeting on Wednesday. BUDGET GOALS NIU Provost and Executive Vice President Laurie...

DeKALB - A primary election for DeKalb mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen has ended, with unofficial results released by the county clerk.  According to unofficial results, there were 365 Democratic votes and five blank votes.  To get on the ballot...

DeKALB - The DeKalb city council rolled out a swath of new development plans including a new pizza restaurant, entertainment venue and changes to NIU bus routes at its meeting on Monday.  The route changes will begin March 9, during NIU’s spring...

DeKALB- NIU President Lisa Freeman emphasized a focus of maintaining access to opportunity and academic excellence in light of budget and position control concerns in her State of the University address on Tuesday. Freeman reflected on a year of academic...

DeKALB – As times change, so too does the slang that is commonly used in the mainstream. The American Dialect Society’s (ADS) word of the year for 2024, rawdog, signifies the newest shift in mainstream slang. Rawdog is a verb defined as “to...

DeKALB – The Student Government Association (SGA) confirmed two new senators, finalized a stipend for the board of elections and established an ad hoc, or temporary, committee focused on transportation at their meeting Friday. RESOLUTION TO CONFIRM...

In Northern Illinois University’s budget, personnel costs account for 55.77% of the funds.  The salaries of NIU’s employees have increased by 4% to 9% each year, according to John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resource...

Voting for Best of DeKalb 2025 is now open. From Sunday until 11:59 p.m. March 2 NIU students, faculty, staff and DeKalb residents can vote for their favorite things in 22 categories. Vote for your favorite coffee place, late night eatery, student...

DeKALB- NIU is increasing tuition and room and board fees by 5% for all incoming students while also increasing additional fees for all current and incoming students for fiscal year 2026. A special meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at noon...

Correction: This piece has been updated to note that a recording of the webinar will not be posted to the CLAS website. The video link will only be sent to those that registered for the event. DeKALB - Former New Jersey Governor and EPA Administrator...

DeKALB – The University said it intends to offer longer contracts to some instructional faculty and add a service component to their responsibilities at a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday. INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY CONTRACT PROPOSAL Bárbara González,...

Springfield - At Governor J.B Pritzker’s seventh state of the state address, he took aim at federal budget cuts, the pharmaceutical industry, talked about education in Illinois and reflected on the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S. NIU FUNDING The...