The Aug. 21 stangulation of DeKalb resident Lisa Garretson is still "under investigation" by the DeKalb police, who report no new information about the case. Sgt. Chuck Kross, who is heading the investigation, said that after interviewing more than 100...

NIU's Sexual Assault Task Force will meet this morning at 9 a.m. to discuss possible uses of its biggest budget ever. Kathy Guimond, University Police dispatcher and task force member, said this year's budget of $5,000 is the largest amount ever allotted...

DeKalb's economy is "on the rebound" with a low unemployment rate and expansion of businesses that generate a large tax base, according to the city's Economic Development Commission's 1987-1988 annual report. "The report shows good, solid, progressive...

Racism has been painstakingly interwoven into our society and intervention is necessary if this is to be changed, Charles Morris, vice-president for administrative services at Illinois State University, said at a lecture Thursday night. About 30 people...

What do you get when you cross an idea from the 50s with people of the 80s? The answer might not be obvious to many, but to George Salemi the answer is quite clear. Salemi, who is the owner of Big Ray's Silverfross Drive-In, 1420 E. Lincoln Hwy., believes...

Kansas State University swept the NIU Women's Volleyball Triangular tournament over the weekend to increase its season record to 6-0. The Wildcats took it to the Huskies in the opening match of the tournament, winning by scores of 15-11, 15-12, 10-15,...

Students are back and loud parties have begun, some of which have drawn neighbors' complaints about noise. Larry Bolles, director of NIU's Judicial Office, said several people have complained about noisy neighbors. He said NIU professors that live near...

While Gov. James Thompson and the members of the Illinois legislature sit back biding their time until the right moment comes along to support public education institutions in the I-88 research and development corridor, private institutions in Illinois...

The University Women's Club's fall reception will be held at NIU President John LaTourette's home on Sept. 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will focus on the 1988 general elections campaign. The reception is organized to welcome back existing members and...

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...