DeKALB — NIU will sell the Art Annex building, located behind 2211 Sycamore Road, pending a buyer.NIU is planning to sell real estate holdings the administration has deemed surplus. This is decided according to guidelines set by the State Property Control...
A fire in the 800 block of West Hillcrest Drive displaced the tenants of one apartment, Deputy Fire Chief Bart Gilmore said.No one was injured, and the fire is under investigation, Gilmore said.Representatives from Husky Ridge, owners of the property,...
Richard Powers, multiple award-winning author and graduate of DeKalb High School, will be at a meet-and-greet 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. He will read an excerpt from his 2018 novel "The Overstory." The novel won the Pullitzer...
The DeKalb City Council voted in favor of an additional bus line to Elburn train station at last night’s regular City Council meeting. The bus will operate seven days a week and could be expected to start as soon as Oct. 7, according to a proposed transit...
Residents and students met Tuesday night at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 900 Normal Road, to discuss the significance of written rental contracts and security deposit regulations.The workshop was hosted by The DeKalb Tenant Association, a group formed...
Students of NIU, Kishwaukee College and the community of DeKalb attended the sixth annual Unity Walk 5 p.m. Tuesday in the MLK Commons.The Unity Walk was inspired by the protests against police brutality following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr....
The President’s House, the Art Annex and 11 acres of land are for sale by the university, according to the Sept. 12 Board of Trustees agenda.The properties are located at 901 Woodlawn Drive in DeKalb, behind 2211 Sycamore Road in DeKalb and near the...
NIU moved platforms from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning on Sept. 16. The move was completed at no cost and all content from Lynda.com was migrated to LinkedIn Learning, NIU IT said.“So far, the migration seems to have gone smoothly,” Leslie Scarpace,...
The Student Association Senate voted to fill the last SA supreme court associate justice seat and three senator seats at Sunday night’s Senate meeting.All four supreme court associate justice positions have been filled, while the SA supreme court chief...
The Recreation and Wellness Center locker rooms are undergoing a remodel to enhance privacy and inclusivity, with the project expected to be finished by the fall 2020 semester.The budget for the remodel is $1.1 million, and funding is from the auxiliary...
The United Faculty Alliance, a union representing tenured and tenure-track faculty, and the Board of Trustees have agreed on their first tentative contract after two years of bargaining.A statement released Friday by the UFA stated members were glad the...
As of 3 p.m. Thursday, to get Lot A paved has over 600 signatures, 37 of them from faculty and staff.Martin said he started the petition Sept. 10 after seeing a tire pop off after driving over a pothole in the lot. Commuter Lot A’s north-half, east...
