DeKALB — Council members unanimously passed a resolution at Monday night’s meeting to approve a new three-year collective bargaining agreement between the City of DeKalb and the DeKalb police officers’ union, which would include a 1.5% wage increase...
DeKALB — Mayor Jerry Smith opened Monday night’s city council meeting to address the current outbreak of a new coronavirus named COVID-19 and how the city is taking precautions while monitoring the disease.
“Last Friday afternoon in a conference...
The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency.
Brad Beyer is running for a senator position in District 4.
Q: What’s your major, year in...
The following is the response to a Northern Star questionnaire sent to all SGA candidates. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and consistency.
DeVonté Fuller is running for a senator position in District 1.
Q: What’s your major,...
DeKALB — Sen. Bernie Sanders has canceled his 12:30 p.m. Tuesday rally at the Coronado Performing Arts Center, 314 N. Main St., Rockford.
The cancellation was due to “scheduling constraints,” according to the event’s Facebook page. Sanders...
DeKALB — The NIU community can save lives and make money doing it by donating plasma to BioLife Plasma Services, 1455 County Farm Road.
To be eligible, donors must be at least 18 years of age, weigh no less than 110 pounds, be in good health and pass...
DeKALB — The NIU community can save lives and make money doing it by donating plasma to BioLife Plasma Services, 1455 County Farm Road.
To be eligible, donors must be at least 18 years of age, weigh no less than 110 pounds, be in good health and...
DeKALB — Uniting his passions for art and science, Todd Buck, professor of illustration at NIU’s School of Art and Design, has kept up a long career of providing medical illustrations for academic publications.
In a presentation 5 p.m. Tuesday...
DeKALB — Residents may be looking forward to warm weather and sunshine as winter comes to a close, but there is still a chance for spring weather hazards.
Here are some spring hazards the National Weather Service says to be prepared for heading...
DeKALB — A DeKalb County judge ordered at a Wednesday hearing that Jonathan Hurst, 51, of Cincinnati, be held without bail.
Hurst was arrested Feb. 24 in connection with the 2016 killings of Sycamore residents Patricia Wilson and her son Robert Wilson.
On...
DeKALB — Between 2012 to 2016, almost three out of every five home fire deaths in the U.S. resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working smoke alarms. Dead batteries accounted for 25% of smoke alarm failures, according to the National...
DeKALB — The Police-to-Citizen web portal was released Feb. 25 by the DeKalb Police Department for citizens to check crime stats, ask about calls-for-service, and view recent arrests online. The website can be reached here.
How...
