DeKALB — Students might have to pay a new fee with the arrival of fiscal year 2021 but should also expect to see a decrease in charges on the whole.The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve a recommendation regarding the costs of student general...

DeKALB — The university is drafting a facilities master plan for campus building improvements and better use of the land space on campus.Advancing the facilities master plan is one of President Lisa Freeman’s fiscal year 2020 goals, according to the...

DeKALB — The Student Government Association is considering ending its contract with Campus Labs, the current provider of HuskieLink, in favor of a platform called Presence, Speaker of the Senate Ian Pearson said.Presence is a software for assisting...

DeKALB — Students with the steadfast aspiration of making the most money post-graduation might want to search within a degree category that sees a relatively small number of graduates.Recent data from the U.S. Department of Education, released via an...

DeKALB — The holidays are right around the corner, and most of the holiday meet and greet event hosted Tuesday by the Presidential Commission on Interfaith Initiatives afternoon was spent sharing holiday tradition stories from each attendee in Altgeld...

Artisan crafts, fresh baked goods and a used book sale are just some of the few things that will be at the Winter Farmers’ Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 14. The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will be hosting a Winter Farmers’ of DeKalb....

The average gasoline price in DeKalb County at 2:30 p.m. Monday was $2.597 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com.The state average at 2:30 p.m. Monday was $2.626, which is an increase of 11.7 cents from last months average of $2.509 per gallon.{{tncms-inline...

DeKALB — Full-time NIU employees will be given a paid day off to volunteer under the Huskies Give Back program.Employees have the option of volunteering at schools or organizations in DeKalb County once organizations are approved. To be eligible to...

DeKALB — Increased training could be coming to the DeKalb and NIU Police Departments this month to teach officers how racial and emotional intelligence can serve the community. Interim Police Chief John Petragallo said there needs to be continuous...

DeKALB — Welsh Park may be in for a renovation that would include an additional basketball court, a remodeled playground, a game area and a splash pad.The DeKalb Park District applied for a grant through the Illinois Department of Natural Resources...

DeKALB — Black students aren’t graduating at the same rates as white and latinx students, minorities are under-represented in higher education institutions and rural students struggle with returning to rural areas after college, according to a report...