DeKALB – The historic Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb is celebrating the holiday season with events and a fully decorated mansion. This year, the Ellwood House, located at 420 Linden Place, is opening Ellcourt during the holiday season by having a fully...

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 outside of...

DeKALB – On Nov. 20, NIU announced a new grant that will provide up to $10,000 over four years to incoming freshmen college students who are high school graduates from low-income households who had at least a 3.0 GPA in high school. The AIM High...

DeKALB – Student Involvement is partnering with the Alumni Association and President’s Office to host Class of 2024 Gradpalooza, an event intending to celebrate and connect soon-to-be graduates and inform students about the commencement ceremony on...

DeKALB – In October, NIU announced Matthew Deitch as director of the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability, the university’s planned $23 million research center targeting food systems, water resources and environmental change. The...

DeKALB – NIU’s Circus Club began as an unofficial club in the spring 2023 semester. Within a year, the club went from being unofficial to being approved through the Student Government Association in the spring 2024 semester. Circus Club focuses...

DeKALB –  Senator Matt Robinson was reinstated as senator in the SGA meeting Friday after being dismissed from the student government body one week prior for accumulating too many absences.  Robinson’s dismissal was announced in the previous...

DeKALB – NIU has not met the goal to buy 30% of its goods and services from minority owned businesses in accordance with a state policy aimed to promote economic development for marginalized groups. The Illinois Business Enterprise Program, established...

DeKALB — The Punk Rock Club, Economic Student Association, National Pre-Med Association, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the English Teaching Licensure Club were all in attendance at the Oasis area of the Holmes Student Center. Thursday SGA...

DeKALB – A Human Resources presentation was the main topic of discussion at the last Faculty Senate meeting of the fall 2024 semester held Wednesday. John Acardo, senior associate vice president and chief human resources officer, gave a presentation...

DeKALB - Staff and students called for the university to lift the freeze on recruitment for the Master in Fine Arts in Acting program. At approximately 8:30 a.m. Monday, a group of around 70 faculty and students formed in front of Founders Memorial...

DeKALB – Linh Nguyen has been disqualified from the ballot in DeKalb’s April mayoral race following a decision made by the city’s electoral board. The verdict, a 3-0 ruling, came at a hearing that began at 9 a.m. Tuesday on the second floor of...