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...
Eight girls, ages 10 to 14, couldn’t decide on the best video game they played this week. Some said Giraffe Volleyball, a volleyball simulation that puts you in control of a giraffe and its absurdly stretchy neck. Others said Dante’s Infernya, where...
DeKALB — At 6 p.m. Wednesday in Hopkins Park, a fight broke out and a stabbing occurred, leaving three teenagers injured and two in the hospital, according to the Daily Chronicle.Police are still searching for suspects. Interim Chief John Petragallo...
DeKALB — NIU staff will be hosting a discussion on the changing face of sports at next week's STEM Café.STEM Café: The Changing Face of Sports Today will be held 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 11 at the Two Brother's Roundhouse, 205 N. Broadway, Aurora.The...
DeKALB — In one of their stops on their Twelfth Night tour, traveling theatre company Stone Soup Shakespeare performed 6:30 p.m. May 31 in Huntley Park at the corner of 2nd and Garden St. This installment of the show was organized with the help of...
DeKALB — DeKalb County farmers stay hopeful late in the planting season, in the face of historically low planting rates.“If you don’t have hope you go nuts,” said Vickie Faivre, partner at JP Faivre Farms alongside her husband Roger.By this...
This Feb. 17, 2016 file photo shows marijuana plants at a home in Honolulu. A growing majority of Americans say marijuana should be legal, underscoring a national shift as more states embrace cannabis for medical or recreational use. Illinois lawmakers...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on action in the Illinois General Assembly (all times local):2:35 p.m.The Illinois House has sent Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker another victory by voting to legalize recreational marijuana use.The 66-47 tally Friday...
DeKALB — Mark Tuttle, president of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau and farm owner, said his kids spotted a mallard hen and eight of her children floating on a rainwater pond in their corn fields. For the entire month of May, Tuttle has not been able...
Experience a journey through the four seasons in "Prarie Fire: Exploring the Natural History of the Heartland through Stories and Songs," a performance by author and historian Brian Ellis. The presentation will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at the DeKalb County...
