Congress will vote on a deal to temporarily reopen the government until Feb. 15. The current deal does not include funding for the Mexican border wall. Lawmakers will use this time to discuss funding for border security and Trump’s call for $5.7 billion...
Dan Kenney, executive director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, (left) sets up a Grow Mobile food distribution in Kingston with Christy Westman, Grow Mobile Program coordinator.
DeKALB — Following the resignation of former President Doug Baker due to alleged improper spending, President Lisa Freeman said she vows to increase transparency between students, faculty and the university in the 2019 fiscal year.Freeman said her goals...
The following is an interview conducted with President Lisa Freeman. It has been edited and condensed for clarity. Q: What is the progress of the union contract for the tenure faculty?A: The contract is in negotiations and the bargaining teams are...
Feel free to sleep in because there will be no classes until 5p.m. Wednesday as the university will be closed.Due to a forecast of freezing rain and snow, NIU sent out a weather update text message at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night stating the university will...
The DeKalb Public Library is set to close tonight at 5:00 p.m. because of the icy weather and dangerous driving conditions. All library programs after 5:00 p.m. today have been cancelled.The library will re-open the morning of Jan 23 at 9:00 a.m. Stay...
DeKALB — Residents of DeKalb’s third ward welcomed a new alderperson Jan. 14 during a city council meeting. Joyce Stupegia will fill the seat until elections this spring.After former third ward aldermen Michael Marquardt abruptly resigned Dec. 6,...
DeKALB — The Student Association Senate voted to appoint members to the Board of Elections and select a chairperson for the 2019 Elections during its Sunday meeting.SA elections are held every spring to elect students to the executive branch as the...
Bundle up Huskies and keep shovels and ice scrapers close. Winter storm Harper is moving in from the west where it has left behind winds upward of 160 miles per hour, foot upon foot of snow and dangerous driving conditions. DeKalb is under a winter storm...
