DeKALB — Construction on Welsh Park is expected to begin sometime after fall 2020 after having been approved for a $395,800 match grant, according to a DeKalb Park District news release.
The Welsh Park redesign project furthers the goals of the Annie...
DeKALB — The U.S. Senate’s Feb. 5 acquittal of President Donald Trump marked the end of the third impeachment trial in over 200 years of the country’s history. NIU’s group of experts on the U.S. Constitution provided historical context for the...
DeKALB — The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will have a new dean by mid-March following a search process that started this past summer, Beth Ingram, executive vice president and provost, said.
Judy Ledgerwood, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences...
DeKALB — With 29 seats open, the SGA has ceased holding candidate meetings for the 2020 SGA elections, with the official polls taking place from 9 a.m. March 24 to 6 p.m. March 25.
There will be at least eight polling stations: Barsema Hall, the...
DeKALB — Fire crews are unable to access deeper pockets of smoldering debris at the Standard Roofing Company building that caught fire Friday. The fire department will be patrolling the area for any further fires, according to a tweet from the City...
DeKALB — After 52 years housing NIU presidents, the university received an offer Monday on the property at 901 Woodlawn Drive for an undisclosed price.
The offer is not yet written in an official contract, Castle View Real Estate Agent Mary Nelson...
DeKALB — The Senate appointed former Deputy Speaker Cassandra Kamp, a junior pursuing a dual degree in psychology and rehabilitation and disability services, as senator-at-large during its Feb. 23 meeting.
“My favorite part of NIU is how diverse...
DeKALB — The DeKalb Police Department has made an arrest in connection with the 2016 unsolved double homicide of a Sycamore mother and her son.
Jonathan Hurst was arrested Monday by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, according to a news release...
DeKALB — After a demonstration of the DeKalb Police Department’s new software, “Police-to-Citizen,” City Council members and residents showed concerns that certain aspects of the website could have a negative impact on the city.
The website...
DeKALB — A consideration to allow those under the age of 21 into bars lost support from council members at Monday night’s City Council meeting after several local businesses were opposed to the idea.
The consideration included expanding the bring-your-own-bottle...
DeKALB — Lower your shovels: Weather models have pushed the snowfall southeast and significantly lowered chances of DeKalb getting buried.
The National Weather Service no longer has a winter weather advisory for the area.
Winter weather headlines...
DeKALB — The Black Student Union declares in its mission statement that it seeks to recognize and pursue social and cultural heritage awareness. It aims to represent black students at NIU — a predominantly white institution with white non-Hispanic...
