Big Brothers/Big Sisters of DeKalb is looking for volunteers who are interested in befriending children of single-parent households. Two fall orientation meetings will be held to inform volunteers of general information and program requirements. Susan...

The traveling exhibit "Art Across America: Artists and their Students" is making its final stop here in DeKalb in Gallery 200 of the Visual Arts Building now through Oct. 2. Curator Moira Geoffrin, a professor at the University of Arizona, organized the...

Cost projections for DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport's proposed fixed base operator building will be discussed by the DeKalb City Council and the Airport Advisory Board during a meeting at 7 p.m. today. DeKalb City Manager Mark Stevens said bids for the...

The NIU soccer team boosted its record to 3-3-0 over the weekend by defeating Bradley 2-0 in front of a home crowd at Huskie Stadium Most people would think the 2-0 win would gladly be accepted by a coach. However, soccer coach Willy Roy expected a greater...

The continuing United States military support for Central American armies was the most-debated topic of discussion last night at the meeting of a local peace group. The first meeting of the year for the DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice...

Friday's status review hearing for about 75 NIU students who were charged with resisting a peace officer and obstructing a highway has been postponed until Sept. 30. Don Henderson, NIU director of Students' Legal Assistance and defense attorney for 65...

NIU Student Karri Botz, 17, described by friends as "bouncy and energetic," was killed in a motorcycle-pedestrian collision on Annie Glidden Road, just north of Crane Drive, Saturday at 1:20 a.m. DeKalb police report Botz was crossing Annie Glidden westbound,...

Last Tuesday the right-to-lifers won a big battle. The Senate gave up its hope of passing legislation that would permit Medicaid to pay for the abortions of women who were victims of rape or incest and couldn't afford to pay themselves. Hurray for the...

As election time nears, candidates are discussing their platforms and some are challenging their rivals to debates to educate people about how they stand on issues. On Aug. 11, Democrat Linda Finn, running for the office of DeKalb County Circuit Clerk,...

What began Thursday as a day of peaceful student protests within and outside the Board of Regents meeting at NIU ended in an explosive confrontation between students and university administrators. A group of about 125 chanting students marched into the...

A motion to dismiss a charge of resisting a peace officer will be examined today at a status review hearing for about 75 NIU students who were involved in last year's Day of Action II sit-in on Lincoln Highway April 13. The demonstrators filed the motion...

The Student Association Senate might consider a proposal this year to form two different off-campus districts in an effort to ensure equal student representation on the senate. The proposal, which SA Vice President Greg Bliss said might not be addressed...