DeKALB — NIU Fraternity and Sorority Life announced formalized recruitment and intake events will be deferred to the Spring 2021 semester, according to the FSL website.
Deferment includes, but isn’t limited to, formal Panhellenic and Interfraternity...
A July 6 Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy that would have required international students to take at least one in-person class in the fall to remain in the U.S. was rescinded July 14. NIU will revert back to guidance issued in March, which was...
A 27-year-old DeKalb man is being charged with first degree murder following a shooting on Sunday night in the 1000 block of W. Hillcrest Drive.
The DeKalb Police Department charged Wayne Q. Slater at 11:12 p.m. Sunday. An investigation is ongoing,...
DeKALB — Three DeKalb residents are being charged with first-degree murder after a fatal Fourth of July shooting at FasMart gas station, 933 S. Fourth St. An arrest warrant was also issued Thursday for an Aurora man believed to have fired the gun.
At...
DeKALB — Since the state moved into its Phase 4 reopening plan on June 26, local restaurants continue to grapple with keeping their employees safe while trying to stay financially afloat.
The Phase 4 reopening plan allows for gatherings of up to...
DeKALB — Many around the country celebrated the Supreme Court’s June 18 ruling to block the Trump administration’s 2017 attempt to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
Applications for the program were stopped in 2017, and only those...
DeKALB — Back to school will look different this year; here’s what we know.
Health and safety
NIU task forces have been creating health and safety plans in preparation for the fall.
NIU will release a plan titled “Protecting the Pack”...
DeKALB — Following weeks of protest and community meetings calling for police reform, the DeKalb Police Department will be making several departmental changes. There are no changes to the department’s budget.
Two resolutions —to approve...
DeKALB — Sgt. Jeffery Weese, who used a chokehold during an August arrest, can’t be fired due to police union contracts. Weese has already been disciplined for his actions in February, DeKalb city officials said.
“Could you go back in time and...
DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 653.
Among those who have tested positive for the coronavirus, 65 are younger than 19, 158 are in their 20s, 109 are in their 30s, 94 are...
DeKALB — NIU international students must notify International Student and Scholar Services of their fall plans by July 15 by filling out a form.
International students are now required to enroll in at least one in-person course for the fall semester...
The Office of Academic Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host a workshop 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday discussing the history of protest and racism in America. The workshop will also discuss asset-based approaches.
This event is part of a four-part...
