At least two students were displaced in fires this week at 808 Ridge Drive and 909 Greenbrier Road, NIU spokesperson Joe King said. One of those students is being provided housing in the NIU residence halls, and the other is seeking other accommodations,...
The administration responded to falling higher education enrollment in Illinois with a Strategic Enrollment Management Plan, a five-year, three-goal plan laying out a timeline to bolster enrollment.Sol Jensen, vice president of enrollment management,...
DeKalb community organizations will be holding a rally 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park, 101 Lincoln Highway, as part of the broader Lights for Liberty movement against the treatment of immigrants at the southern border.This Friday, national and international...
Fire damage has displaced 140 tenants living in Ridgebrook Apartments, 808 Ridge Drive, according to DeKalb police.A press release sent at 8:27 a.m. says DeKalb fire and police departments responded 10:54 p.m. Tuesday to reports of an active fire on the...
“NTC is the reason I am working in television,” reads Matt Knutson’s testimonial on the newly launched KeepNTCOpen.com. “From the moment I stepped in the door I realized I was home.”Knutson, executive producer of Windy City Live and Northern...
Independence Day will be celebrated around DeKalb throughout the day. The DeKalb Public Library will be closed for the holiday. Independence Run 5KWhat Run or walk a 5K organized by the DeKalb Park District. The race will be chip timed. The event is...
DeKalb’s Safe Passage, Inc. is hosting their first Pride Party 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1915 North 1st Street.{{tncms-inline alignment="left" content="<ul> <li>Visit their Facebook page <a...
The Board of Trustees met last Thursday to close out the 2019 fiscal year. The board passed the internal budget and approved attorney Brian Perry as general counsel, along with other items of interest.BudgetThe board passed President Lisa Freeman’s...
The state budget allocates an operating budget of $87.8 million to NIU for fiscal year 2020, a 5% increase from fiscal year 19’s $83.7 million allocation. The budget also includes appropriations on top of the operating budget for long-term projects,...
The Northern Television Center’s classes and student productions will be relocating to Watson Hall in the fall, according to Mehdi Semati, chair of the Department of Communication. The dedicated NTC building, 123 Stadium Drive, will not be used to teach...
Residents of Sycamore will open up garage sales Thursday through Saturday.Seventy-eight homes have registered to participate in the sale, according to a registration list. Click "List of Sales" to view the list, which includes locations, times and descriptions.Click...
G. Allan O'Connor, founder of the NIU Steelband, has passed away at the age of 75.NIU's Steelband was the first actively performing steel band at an American university. In 1987, O'Connor created a steelpan major, making NIU one of the few institutions...
