On the East side of the Holmes Student Center, facing Normal Road, is an oak tree with a plaque dedicated to a man named Leslie A. Holmes from 1975. While this tree may go unnoticed at times, the oak and the student center behind it are both named in...
DeKALB — A Chicago resident is one of four confirmed to be diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus in the U.S. The other three residents are from Washington and California.NIU students have no cause for concern because of the virus’ low risk rate...
DeKALB — The Sunrise Movement is holding a meeting 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at 1121 Loren Drive, inviting others to make climate change an urgent priority, according to a news release.Sunrise Movement is an American youth-led political movement that...
Monday•NIU Business Olympics 2020 Registration: High school and community college students can register for the NIU Business Olympics until March 4. Registration is free for the half-day event. The event consists of five business challenges and prize...
DeKALB — Basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant were among nine people killed Sunday after their helicopter lost control in foggy conditions and crashed on a hillside in Calabasas, California.It was later confirmed by Orange...
DeKALB — An 18-year-old man from DeKalb has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder following a shooting in the 800 block of Edgebrook Drive late Thursday night.The DeKalb Police Department arrested and charged Adam D. Koertner Friday in...
DeKALB — The S’mores Open House Wednesday at the Adventure Center introduced equipment such as ice skates and snowboards that can be rented at the Recreation Center.Students who choose to rent equipment must pay up front. Ice skates cost $3 per day,...
DeKALB — County Clerk Doug Johnson and his staff launched voteranow.com to consolidate all of the information a voter needs into one user-friendly and mobile-friendly website.On the site there is information on things such as registering to vote,...
DeKALB — A fire at Husky Ridge apartments, in the 900 block of Hillcrest Drive, displaced two tenants and causing $35,000 in damage 2:42 p.m. Wednesday.The fire was serious enough to burn through the floor of a second-floor unit, leaving two apartment...
DeKALB — With Illinois suffering its sixth consecutive year of population decline in 2019 and the census count approaching, local officials are urging residents to participate in the 2020 Census.Every 10 years the Census Bureau counts how many residents...
DeKALB — The bar in the Holmes Student Center is open and serving alcohol to students, faculty and staff age 21 and over.The bar, located on the upper level of the Huskie Den, opened Jan. 13 and serves single servings of beer and wine. John Boswell,...
DeKALB — The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies degree program is in the final stages of its approval.The degree proposal describes the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies program as “an interdisciplinary program which emphasizes the application...
