A heavy caseload is preventing the DeKalb state's attorney from deciding whether to file charges in the election-night soda-handout at Stevenson Towers North. "It might be a while before I get to them (the police reports)," said State's Attorney Mike...

Nearly 50 people signed adoption papers Thursday urging someone to quit smoking for 24 hours, said a spokesperson for the Student Wellness Resource Center. "I took cigarettes right out of eight people's mouths and smashed them," said Azar Shahkarami,...

Beginning this week, for about the next three weeks, traffic must take marked detour routes to bypass Taylor Street between Haish Boulevard and Fourth Street due to storm sewer construction. South First Street and south of Roosevelt will remain closed...

Sangamon State University faculty filed an unfair labor-practice action against the university because President Durward Long will not release requested budget information. The action was filed against SSU and not the Board of Regents because the Board...

The following information was taken directly from DeKalb Fire Department, DeKalb Police and University Police Department reports and DeKalb County Courthouse records. Marcel Arreola, 38, 24 Tilton Park Drive, was arrested Wednesday by DeKalb Police and...

Local groups are planning their next steps to prevent war in the Middle East as Congressional leaders press President Bush to explain his goals. Bush keeps telling American citizens different stories, said Interfaith Network co-coordinator Cecile Meyer....

NIU could see some cutbacks this year, but it's too soon to hit the panic button. NIU President John La Tourette said the university is not in financial trouble right now, but he is trying to prepare for a possible rescission—the cancellation or cutback...

Well, the feller that's usually here couldn't make it today, so he asked me—Missouri Moe—if I would be inclined to make comment, or something to that effect. I told him I supposed I could, so here goes. I reckon most of y'all know them NIU mess halls...

Students will have to wait even longer to vote in the Illinois Student Association referendum if a recent SA Supreme Court opinion is followed. The opinion stated that to have a Nov. 28 referendum, the SA Constitution requires a petition with at least...

Creative NIU students were awarded Thursday for their abilities on how to unite a diverse culture. The first-place winners of the Unity in Diversity speech, essay and poster contests won $100 at the awards ceremony in the Holmes Student Center's Capitol...

Reasons for U.S. involvement in the Middle East have changed since mobilization began. The government has a couple of reasons for its involvement in the Middle East crisis, said Daniel Kempton, a professor with NIU's political science department. The...

Masses of students enter and exit the Holmes Student Center every day, but few realize the significance of the building's namesake. Nope, it isn't named for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective, but for NIU's fifth president, Leslie A. Holmes. Holmes,...