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Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

Haji-Sheikh wins board lawsuit; trustees violated Open Meeting Act

By Michael Urbanec | November 27, 2017

SYCAMORE — DeKalb County Judge Bradley Waller ruled during a summary judgment Wednesday in favor of Misty Haji-Sheikh, graduate student at large, finding the Board of Trustees in violation of the Illinois Open Meeting Act and voiding the unpaid portion...

Brittany White, Black Student Union director of civil disobedience, addresses the Board of Trustees Executive Committee during a Thursday meeting.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES | BSU rep talks safety concerns

By Morgan Fink | November 20, 2017

Brittany White, Black Student Union director of civil disobedience, addresses the Board of Trustees Executive Committee during a Thursday meeting.

21-year-old charged in toddler’s murder

By Northern Star staff | November 20, 2017

DeKALB — Alexandra Hoyle, 21, of DeKalb, has been arrested in connection to the murder of 2-year-old Khalil Body.Employees at Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, alerted the DeKalb Police Department Nov. 10 about suspicious circumstances...

Shots fired on Hillcrest Drive

Shots fired on Hillcrest Drive

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2017

Under the lens: DeKalb residents try to stay safe

By Lindsey Salvatelli | November 20, 2017

Crime Under The Lens is a two-part series that investigates the recent increase of violence in DeKalb and its affect on residents. The first story identified the source of crime, and the second story focuses on residents living in the area with the highest...

Shots fired on Hillcrest Drive

Hate crime arrest made

By Northern Star Staff | November 20, 2017

DeKALB — Michael E. Dickey, 69, of DeKalb, is the first person to be charged with a religiously motivated hate crime in DeKalb County.DeKalb Police Department officials responded Nov. 13 to reports of a woman being approached by Dickey while shopping...

Employees at the Gurukrupa Indian Grocery & Copy Service, 1005 W. Lincoln Highway, engage with customers Wednesday. The grocer is one of multiple cultural food options in DeKalb that city officials say benefits the local economy and caters to the city’s diverse population.

Store expands DeKalb diversity

By Angela L. Pagan | November 20, 2017

Employees at the Gurukrupa Indian Grocery & Copy Service, 1005 W. Lincoln Highway, engage with customers Wednesday. The grocer is one of multiple cultural food options in DeKalb that city officials say benefits the local economy and caters to the city’s diverse population.

Acting President Lisa Freeman delivered her State of the University address 3 p.m. Sept 20 in Altgeld.

Union staff negotiate wage raise

By Michael Urbanec | November 17, 2017

Acting President Lisa Freeman delivered her State of the University address 3 p.m. Sept 20 in Altgeld.

Police awarded federal grant | Funding to support mental health study

By Lindsey Salvatelli | November 16, 2017

DeKALB — The DeKalb Police Department has been the recipient of a federal grant to provide a better response when dealing with people with mental illnesses.Police officials applied for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Police-Mental Health Collaboration...

City council to hear 2nd parking read

Parking restrictions proposed

By Lindsey Salvatelli | November 16, 2017

DeKALB | During Monday’s Committee of the Whole meeting, the DeKalb chief of police brought forth a safe street initiatives for review.Gene Lowery, DeKalb Police Department chief, said there has been some movement in regaining back the northwest corridor...

Under the lens: A look at DeKalb crime

By Lindsey Salvatelli | November 16, 2017

Crime Under The Lens is a two-part series that investigates the recent increase of violence in DeKalb and its affect on residents.DEKALB - More than a week has passed since the sound of gunshots rang out on the northwest side of DeKalb, but the gun violence...

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