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Three students and no employees test positive for COVID-19.

NIU announces free COVID-19 testing site

By Northern Star Staff | November 5, 2020

DeKALB — A free drive-through COVID-19 testing site will be available to students, NIU employees and DeKalb residents from Nov.16 to Nov. 18 to help curb the spread of the coronavirus prior to Thanksgiving break. The Illinois Department of Public...

4 additional students test positive for COVID-19 and 27 recover.

1 more student now COVID-19 positive, 18 students recover

By Northern Star Staff | November 5, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 18 students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 51 students and 9 employees are currently...

Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost and Chief Financial Officer Sarah Chinniah discuss the budget process during Wednesday's meeting.

University Council discusses budget process, ombudsperson gives report

By Greg Gancarz | November 5, 2020

DeKALB – Members from the University Council met Wednesday for the annual report of the Ombudsperson Sarah Klaper, in addition to a budget report by Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost and Chief Financial Officer Sarah Chinniah.  The...

Three students tested positive for COVID-19.

9 more students, 3 employees test positive for COVID-19

By Northern Star Staff | November 4, 2020

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that nine additional students and three employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 68 students and 12 employees...

NIU to host early voting at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Oct. 24- Nov. 3 in the Glass Gallery Lounge in the Holmes Student Center.

Illinois ‘fair tax’ amendment headed for rejection

By Kierra Frazier | November 4, 2020

DeKALB — The Associated Press projects that Illinois’s graduated income tax amendment has failed with 97% of votes counted as of Nov. 4. The amendment appears to have failed with 2.7 million Illinois voters against the amendment and 2.2 million...

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters, early Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del., as Jill Biden looks on. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

AP: Biden wins Illinois

By Associated Press | November 4, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump in Illinois.

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2020 file photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Durbin is running for re_election against Republican Tom Cotton in the Nov. 3, 2020, general election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite File)

AP: Durbin wins reelection

By Jamie O'Toole | November 4, 2020

DeKALB — Democratic Senator Dick Durbin has won reelection as the Illinois’ U.S. senator, according to the Associated Press.  He has previously served as a senior United States Senator since he was first elected in 1996.  Durbin has been the...

Dennis J. Miller

Miller appears to retain coroner position

By Kyle Mathas | November 4, 2020

DeKALB- Incumbent Dennis J. Miller is the apparent winner of the DeKalb County coroner race after beating out Cat Brian Prescott by 11,389 votes on election night. Miller first became coroner in 1984. Miller won with 28,888 votes against Prescott with...

Amato appears to win state's attorney as of election night

Amato appears to win state’s attorney as of election night

By Jacob Baker | November 3, 2020

DeKALB — Incumbent Republican Rick Amato appears to have won the DeKalb County State’s Attorney race after beating out Democratic candidate Anna M. Wilhelmi by 7,000 votes on election night. Amato appears to have won DeKalb County with 26,685 votes...

Grubbs appears to win circuit clerk as of election night

Grubbs appears to win circuit clerk as of election night

By Justin Kelley | November 3, 2020

DeKalb — Republican candidate Lorri Grubbs appears to have won DeKalb County circuit clerk with 9,490 more votes than Democratic candidate Rukisha L. Crawford on election night. Grubbs will replace Maureen Josh, who will retire at the end of this year.  Grubbs...

Closeup of election vote button with text that says 2020

DeKalb County Board election results announced

By Northern Star Staff | November 3, 2020

The following are the apparent winners of the election for DeKalb County Board as of 10:40 p.m. Nov. 3, according to the DeKalb County election reporting console. County Board Member District 1: Kathleen Lampkins (R): 69.21% of vote with 3023 votes. County...

Demmer appears to win DeKalb County

Demmer appears to win DeKalb County

By James Krause | November 3, 2020

DeKALB — State Rep. Tom Demmer is the apparent winner of in DeKalb County of the Illinois House of Representatives' 90th District with 2,247 more votes than Democratic candidate Seth Wiggins on election night. Illinois' 90th House Disctrict spans DeKalb,...