The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce will hold a Memorial Day Parade on May 30.Parade check in and line up will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the corner of N. Third Street and Locust Street, according to a Chamber of Commerce news release. The parade will start at...

The Blumen Gardens is having its annual tool sharpening between 9 a.m-6 p.m. through the end of this month at their Gift & Garden Shop.The Blumen Gardens’ landscaping staff will sharpen any kind of tool, except a sewing shear, to help prepare you...

Bloomberg Businessweek, a business-focused publication, ranked NIU's College of Business as the 79th out of 114 for best undergraduate business schools in the country for 2016.The publication releases the report annually. NIU ranked 109th in 2015.NIU...

The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.April 151. At 8:55 p.m. April...

On April 25, 1968, NIU brought approximately 300 trees in to be planted all around campus to help beautify it, according to a Northern Star article.This effort was made to beautify NIU and in response to students who had written to the Northern Star who...

Correction: The amended bill would give close to half of MAP funding needed at about $170 million and would give NIU about $26.5 million, less than a third of what they received last year. The act will be valid for costs incurred prior to Sept. 1, 2016. Monetary...

Ten high school students from northern Illinois schools are competing in the Illinois High School Association Journalism Sectionals today in DuSable Hall.The students are competing in broadcast news, news writing, review writing, advertising, theme development,...

Clue #5If you’re feeling discouraged, here’s one to remember:From 7 a.m. to dusk there is no contender,but play at your own risk if you dare Keep in mind:Failure to abide by these rules may end in expulsion, fine and or arrest.I don’t think it...

Clue #4I can hear the sound of music faintly as I play.If you listen closely, you may be able to hear me as I sway.Annie Laurie Glidden would be proud things are this way.  

Mo Pitney, country singer and Illinois native, will be at the Egyptian Theatre for the 102.3 The Coyote’s Fan Jam.Pitney’s 2014 single “Country” made the Top 40 list that year. His most recent single “Boy and a Girl Thing,” was released late...

Food, drinks, entertainment and giveaways will be provided at Spring Fest from 6-11:30 p.m. May 5, at the East Side of Huskie Stadium.Students can participate in advance by following the SA on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at SA_NIU and tweeting what...

Engage in a panel discussion about feminism and why NIU needs it. Participants can share their thoughts via Facebook with a chance to be featured in the Who Needs Feminism gallery.The goal of this campaign is to challenge existing stereotypes surrounding...