DeKALB — NIU announced Friday three additional students have tested positive for the coronavirus, and nine recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Friday, 55 students and six employees are currently COVID-19 positive. The dashboard's...

DeKALB — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire that broke out at around 5:45 p.m. Thursday at the College Park Apartments on the 1100 block of Hillcrest Drive. Police blocked traffic from the west end of Hillcrest Drive in order...

DeKALB — NIU announced Thursday four additional students and one employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Thursday, 61 students and 6 employees are currently positive for COVID-19. The dashboard’s...

DeKALB —Police were on the scene of a three-car collision that occurred around noon Thursday at the intersection of Hillcrest and Regent Drive. Police said no one is currently known to have been injured and one person fled the scene on foot. The...

DeKALB — NIU announced Wednesday two additional students and one more employee have tested positive for the coronavirus, and eight students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. The dashboard's cumulative testing stats show...

DeKALB — NIU has officially partnered with Zoom Video Communications. The university video conferencing platform was approved by the dean and provost for licensure right before the start of the fall semester.  Microsoft Teams and Blackboard Collaborate...

DeKALB — An ordinance to reduce the city’s general fund debt obligation for one year passed unanimously at Monday's meeting.  The general fund is used to account for all financial resources traditionally associated with governments that aren’t...

DeKALB — With less than 40 days left until Election Day and early voting underway, Laura Vazquez, undergraduate program director in the Department of Communications, is urging students to make a plan when it comes to voting this year.  “I want...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday one additional employee has tested positive for the coronavirus and six students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. The dashboard's cumulative testing stats show a total of 282 Huskies have...

DeKALB — First Ward Alderperson Carolyn Morris announced at Monday’s city council meeting that she’ll be quarantining for 24 days after a family member tested positive for COVID-19.  “I will share that we had a family member test positive...

DeKALB — NIU announced Monday 10 students and one more employee have tested positive for COVID-19, and nine students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Monday, 83 students and three employees are currently positive for...

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Health Department announced Friday the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased to 1,613.  Among those who’ve tested positive for the coronavirus, 272 are younger than 19, 489 are in their 20s, 215 are in their 30s,...