This piece was updated as of 2/17 to make a correction.  Correction: The Northern Star previously wrote there was discussion to remove Chairperson Gonzalez. The discussion was to remove Chairperson Rosales. DeKALB – At Friday’s Student Government...

DeKALB - The DeKalb City Council discussed limiting the amount of retail tobacco stores in DeKalb on Monday. RETAIL TOBACCO STORES The City Council considered setting a limit on the number of tobacco stores able to operate in the city. After...

DeKALB – A new bill proposed in Illinois would allow 18 to 20 year olds to legally consume alcohol when accompanied by a parent or guardian. The bill, HB1019 was introduced by Republican State Representative John M. Cabello. The bill amends language...

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DeKALB - Two weeks after a burst pipe required students to relocate from their dorms, NIU has completed work to ensure conditions are safe for students to return. On Jan. 21, a pipe burst in Stevenson B Residence Hall caused unsafe conditions for the...

DeKALB - On Wednesday, Timothy Doll pleaded guilty to the 2023 murder of 15-year-old Gracie Sasso-Cleveland. Sasso-Cleveland’s body was found inside a dumpster off College Avenue near Northern Illinois University's campus.  Doll was a registered...

DeKALB – NIU kicked off its Black Heritage Month events with a lecture from Sundiata Djata, an NIU history professor. Djata presented this year’s Dr. LaVerne Gyant Lecture Series on Tuesday evening.  Djata has a doctorate from the University of...

DeKALB – The NIU department of Industrial and Systems Engineering was awarded a grant to work on technology that would allow brain-to brain-communication. A $600,000 grant from the National Sciences Foundation was approved October 1 to start research...

DeKALB – The sound of Huskie buses driving down DeKalb’s streets are familiar to students and residents alike. But, the way the bus system operates has changed in the last six years.  NIU students and DeKalb residents made over one million...

DeKALB - Next fall, the Rockford Promise program at NIU will open to include Rock Valley College transfers. Previously, students were only able to use the scholarship at NIU if they had a 3.0 GPA, were new graduates of Rockford public high schools...

DeKALB – On Friday, the city moved to dismiss mayoral candidate Linh Nguyen’s appeal against an electoral board ruling that removed her name from the April election ballot.  The appeal was filed after Nguyen was removed from the ballot by DeKalb’s...

DeKALB –  A notice from DeKalb’s Building and Code Enforcement Division was posted on the entrance of Halal Pros located at 817 W. Lincoln Highway.  The notice prohibits people from entering, says the building is “uninhabitable” and is signed...