DeKALB - Edible Campus is a program at NIU that converts empty spaces around campus into areas that grow food. You may have even consumed this food before in the dining halls. The program was started to address issues such as food insecurity and a...

DeKALB - Two DeKalb Public Transit buses have been redesigned to promote the use of bus routes providing service to the Elburn Metra station. The two 35-foot buses have been wrapped to look like vintage locomotives. Both buses take Route 12. Mike...

DeKALB – Candy Cloud, a new specialty drink cafe, opened at 2448 Sycamore Road on May 15. Candy Cloud offers a variety of beverages including, but not limited to, coffee, tea and smoothies. They also offer snack items and sweets. “It’s something...

DeKALB – Convicted sex offender Timothy Doll was sentenced to 52 years in prison Thursday for the killing of 15-year-old Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in 2023. Doll was charged on May 8, 2023, and pleaded guilty to first degree murder on Feb. 5, 2025, one...

DeKALB - A new single-lane roundabout on Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road opened on Wednesday. The intersection of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road was reconfigured from a four-way stoplight to roundabout. Construction on the roundabout began May 12 and...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

DeKALB – Republican Tasha Sims announced on July 25 that she will seek re-election as DeKalb county clerk and recorder. “I’m excited to share that I’m officially running for re-election as your DeKalb county clerk and recorder,” Sims said....

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

According to a study by the medical school admission consulting firm Inspira Advantage, Illinois has the fourth-lowest rate of student migration in the United States. Student migration is the movement of students who study outside of their state or country. The...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

An NIU student was charged and arrested on 21 counts of child pornography on Monday, according to a press release by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. The Batavia Police Department received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited...

DeKALB – The DeKalb Park District Board of Commissioners authorized IHC Construction to build a new outdoor swimming facility at Hopkins Park at their April 17 meeting. The decision follows the pool’s closure last summer and subsequent demolition...