Funding for reconstruction of Lucinda Avenue, which DeKalb City officials warn might be unusable after 1990, will be considered at tonight's council meeting. DeKalb public works staff expressed concern the city will not be able to maintain the street...

Illinois Attorney General Neil Hartigan blasted DeKalb County States Attorney Philip DiMarzio at a Sept. 9 fundraiser and threw his support behind the Democratic candidate for state's attorney, Jerry Shapiro. Speaking to an audience of about 50 people—both...

NIU's Affirmative Action office soon will have a long-needed assistant director after a vacancy of one year. Anne Kaplan, executive assistant to NIU president John LaTourette, said the position was left vacant for so long due to funding problems. She...

Although plans to create a memorial statue for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King began about four years ago, his likeness has yet to be displayed in the Martin Luther King Memorial Commons. Patricia Hewitt, NIU assistant director of budget...

Exploration of different forms of non-violent resistance is the basis of a seminar titled "Considering Civil Disobedience" to be held Tuesday at the Wesley Foundation. The seminar also will focus on theory and practice for building an affinity group in...

NIU professor Clyde Wingfield will be taking an "administrative assignment" with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington D.C. for the next 12 months rather than the nine-month academic year. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez...

Two NIU chemistry professors vouch for the reliability of different parts of a standard urine test given for drugs. The Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) tests, part of a standard urine test...

Central American support groups from around the state gathered at the Newman Center on Saturday to address the continuing conflicts in the Central American region. Richard Grossman, a panel member and representative from the Nicaraguan Solidarity Committee...

Illinois will remain in competition with one other state to host the $4.4 million Superconducting Super Collider that would increase employment and business in Northern Illinois. NIU Assistant Physics Professor Daniel Kaplan said, "The super collider...

If the state of Illinois does not raise funding levels for higher education soon, NIU students might see double-digit tuition increases for the next several years. NIU President John LaTourette said, "If there is no recession, the state revenue will increase...

"I think we need to re-examine the programs and processes before reallocating and increasing the budget," Countryman said. NIU Student Regent Nick Valadez said, "For the last 10 years the amount of funding (for higher education) has been inadequate. For...

Although the Kishwaukee River has long been an annoyance and an eyesore to the DeKalb community, it is a crucial landmark which helped in determining a site for NIU. When early settlers came to the area now known as DeKalb, they planned to use the lush...