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Gas Price Update for Oct. 16

By Northern Star Staff | October 16, 2019

The average gasoline price in DeKalb County at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday was $2.64 per gallon, according to gasbuddy.com. This price is an increase of 2 cents from Tuesday's average of $2.62.{{tncms-inline alignment="right" content="<ul><li>Kane:...

Local businesses compete in The Innovation Challenge at Kish

By Ashley Dwy | October 16, 2019

The Innovation Challenge, a competition for local entrepreneurs and business owners to present their ideas and compete for prizes, will take place 4 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Kishwaukee Conference Center. The competition is sponsored by Kishwaukee College,...

In this Sept. 4 photo, Interim Police Chief John Petragallo (left) speaks about an arrest statistics website at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 Twombly Rd.

Police statistics website ready by end of the month, Petragallo says

By Dan Doren, News Reporter | October 15, 2019

DeKALB — DeKalb Police Chief John Petragallo spoke at the Student Association’s State of the SA and town hall meeting Monday night to discuss the progress of a police statistics website as well as the department’s community relations and training...

In this Aug. 6 photo, Logan Nielsen, junior sports management major, eats lunch with his friends at New Hall Dining.

Campus dining to host ‘Parks & Recreation’-themed dinner

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 2019

DeKALB — NIU Campus Dining Services and Dietetic Interns will host a "Parks & Recreation" themed dinner.The dinner will be held on Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m. It will be located in New Residence Hall, Community Center New Hall Dining at 1155 Lincoln...

University to host networking fair for BEP vendors

University to host networking fair for BEP vendors

By Northern Star Staff | October 15, 2019

DeKALB — NIU will host a Diverse Vendor Networking Fair Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m in the Holmes Student Center Ballroom.The Diversity Networking Fair is an event for small businesses and business owners. Minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities...

City Clerk Lynn Fazekas contributes to the City Council meeting Monday night.

City Clerk refuses to comply with ordinance

By Kierra Frazier | October 15, 2019

DeKALB — City Clerk Lynn Fazekas said she won’t be complying with an ordinance ordering the city clerk to share the city seal with the executive assistant to the city manager.The ordinance, which passed five to two at Monday night’s City Council...

SA grants meteorological organization full recognition

By Dan Doren, News Reporter | October 14, 2019

The Student Association Senate granted NIU’s chapter of the American Meteorological Society full recognition as a student organization during Sunday’s meeting.NIU’s chapter of the AMS was founded in 1971 to prepare NIU students of meteorology for...

NPHC to host food drive for Huskie Food Pantry

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2019

DeKALB — An upcoming event hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council aims to give back to the campus by raising funds and donations for the Huskie Food Pantry.The event will take place Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. on the first floor of DuSable Hall,...

History professor to explore concentration camp survivors turned activists

By James Krause | October 14, 2019

DeKALB  — This week's Brown Bag Lunch, hosted by the Lifelong Learning Institute, will be on survivors of Nazi concentration camps becoming political activists in Europe after World War II.The lecture will be hosted by NIU history associate professor...

Students can renew license, other documents through Mobile Secretary

By Northern Star Staff | October 14, 2019

Services from the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, are now available for students in the Holmes Students Center, according to an advertisement from Cyber Drive Illinois.Instead of traveling to an official site for services provided by the Department...

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Schnucks to cease tobacco sales

By Hunter Weston | October 14, 2019

DeKALB — Smokers in DeKalb who get their tobacco from Schnucks will have to shop elsewhere in the new year. Schnucks will stop selling tobacco products effective Jan. 1, according to an Oct. 3 press briefing. Schnucks will end the sale of all tobacco...

City of DeKalb Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By Kyle Mathas | October 14, 2019

DeKALB -  Every October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month across the nation, but this year it is especially prominent in DeKalb.According to a news release from the DeKalb Police Department, for the month of October, police officers will be wearing pink...