DeKALB | Biological Sciences Professor Rangaswamy Meganathan is suing NIU on one count of race and national origin discrimination.Meganathan claims NIU officials have discriminated against him since he was hired in 1983 by “keeping [the] plaintiff’s...
DeKALB | Stepping into Jessica McKay’s office, the space is full of mason jars full of rocks, old maps and the notion that everything can be repurposed. Her passion for the environment and eco-friendly choices is what pushed her to become the director...
DeKALB | Community Adviser Sana Akhoon unpacked her belongings in her room in Grant Towers on Aug. 1; this wasn’t the date most students moved in because Akhoon and members of Housing and Residential Services spent the next 18 days preparing the residence...
The House Café, 263 E. Lincoln Highway, posted a sign on its door stating "Closed for renovations. New ownership." Brian Fausett, former co-owner of The House Café, declined to comment on the new ownership.
DeKalb | The NIU Police department expanded its services to offer students food, mats and clothing 24/7.FoodThe department bought food like canned goods, water, peanut butter, cereal, shampoo samples, cheese and crackers and soup to give to anyone...
DeKALB | DeKalb will host its 39th annual Corn Fest this weekend in downtown DeKalb on Lincoln Highway between First and Fourth Streets.Corn Fest is ran by volunteers and features festival-style events including carnival rides, food vendors, the Beer...
The car stolen from the Sycamore double homicide was recovered yesterday near Lincoln Park Zoo.Patricia A. Wilson, 85, and her son Robert J. Wilson, 64, were found dead by a family member at 16058 Old State Road in Sycamore, Sullivan said. The family...
Sales tax revenues, which help indicate the state of the local economy, are dipping 3.07 percent below projections within the Illinois Municipal League, according to the preliminary Fiscal Year end 2016 review.Illinois taxes general merchandise purchases...
Louis Zmich, vice president of NIU CAUSE and senior marketing major and social entrepreneurship minor, talks about volunteering events that NIU CAUSE participate in like the Huskie Student Food Bank Wednesday in DeKalb. Zmich wears an NIU CAUSE T-shirt which he designed with The House Press, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.
DeKALB | In light of discussion about regulations for video gaming businesses, city council passed a resolution approving a bar liquor license with supplemental licensure for video gaming terminals for Charley’s Video Gaming, 1792 Sycamore Road.The...
Beyond the Wall moves its 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. poster sale inside the Holmes Student Center because of weather conditions.Tomorrow's sale will be held in the MLK Commons if weather permits.The proceeds from the poster sale go to Student Involvement and Leadership...
Libraries that are open 24/7 sound far-fetched, but there are already several in DeKalb.Although the library is open 24/7, no one can go inside. Little Free Library, a global program, is a free book exchange where people can take-a-book and leave-a-book...
