DeKalb — Editor in chief Haley Galvin received a special surprise from a non-profit group Friday after beating ovarian cancer. Haley has been cancer-free since December, spending her 22nd birthday at her sixth and final chemotherapy session. Haley...

DeKALB – Total enrollment has fallen by 203 students from the Spring 2020 semester, according to data released Friday.  The 10-day count of enrollment for this spring was 15,216 students, a drop of 1.3% from Spring 2020. Total enrollment is down...

DeKALB — NIU announced Friday that two additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and one student has recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 31 students and six employees are currently...

The weekend of Jan. 29 will be snowy. Temperatures will increase near the middle of the weekend, but then fall back below freezing. Forecast data was provided by the National Weather Service. Friday Friday will be partly sunny and mostly cloudy...

DeKALB – NIU has received $23.7 million as a result of a second stimulus package in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The university is allocating $7.4 million directly toward grants for students, said Sarah Chinniah, vice president and...

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday that two additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 30 students and seven employees are...

DeKALB —  The deadline for May 2021 graduation is Monday. Qualifying undergraduate and graduate seniors with over 90 credit hours are eligible for graduation, according to the Registration and Records website.. In order to register, students should...

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday that one additional student and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Wednesday, 31 students and seven employees are...

DeKALB – The Huskie Line route system is working on a reduced schedule until Feb. 14 due to a bus driver shortage. As a result, the DeKalb Public Transit is working with Transdev Services Inc. to find a solution to this shortage as soon as possible.  The...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that four additional students and one employee has tested positive for the coronavirus, and six students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 33 students and seven employees are currently...

DeKALB – The City of DeKalb has declared a parking prohibition on all designated snow routes in the city due to snowfall exceeding 2 inches, according to a Tuesday news release. The parking restriction was canceled at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The parking...

DeKALB – Mayor Jerry Smith advised residents at Monday’s City Council meeting to “be careful” as DeKalb County moves out to Tier 1 mitigations and into Phase 4, which allows for more indoor dining. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced...