DeKALB – As of Nov. 4, demolition of the Hopkins Pool, located at 1403 Sycamore Road, is set to occur in mid-November. The Hopkins Pool Renovation Project will provide new recreational features and upgraded facilities to the pool. The DeKalb Park...

DeKALB - NIU’s College of Engineering and Engineering Technology will host its Innovation Showcase on Friday, where AI and machine learning’s increasing role in our technology ecosystem will be in the spotlight. The showcase, which is co-sponsored...

DeKALB – During a speaker report at the Student Government Association meeting Friday, Speaker Manny Corpuz announced Senator Cooper Vaske was dismissed from SGA. “Over the past week, I've been able to update interview Senate attendance. In correlation...

DeKALB - Early Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump was declared the president-elect by the Associated Press. Wednesday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris gave her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Now the uncertainty...

DeKalb – DeKalb resident Albert William Vanstone Vodden, Jr. sought to disqualify Linh Nguyen from running in the 2025 DeKalb mayoral election, and the DeKalb Municipal officers Electoral Board gathered to hear objections to the nomination papers brought...

Correction: This piece was updated at 1:41 p.m. Friday to remove incorrect information. The Board of Trustees did not approve the university request for $118 million. The Finance Audit Complicance, Facilities and Operations Committee approved the university...

DeKALB – NIU’s $32 million deficit and ways to decrease the deficit were again the topic of discussion at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. NIU President Lisa Freeman’s announcements contained a presentation about the 2025 university...

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 “closed by exception” case is closed due to circumstances outside of...

DeKALB – With DeKalb County ballots still being counted until Nov. 18 or 19, voter turnout at the DeKalb County polls in 2024 increased by 2% compared to the 2020 election. In the 2020 general election, DeKalb County had a 75% turnout compared to...

DeKalb – As of 12:26 a.m. Wednesday, the 2024 presidential race is too close to call, and 14th Congressional District Representative Lauren Underwood won reelection, among the other unofficial results of the 2024 general election, according to the Associated...

Editor's note: There were no Republican watch parties held by the DeKalb County Republicans on Election Day. In addition, the Northern Star was not aware of any Republican watch parties at NIU. DeKalb – As election results came in Tuesday night NIU...

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