DeKalb is looking for residents interested in serving as members of the Landmark Commission, according to a DeKalb news release.The commission, created in 1977, was a volunteer group tasked with several jobs relating to historic preservation, according...
NIU experienced a series of blackouts Friday due to 70 mph winds.All the problems were due to high winds, said NIU Spokesperson Joe King. Repairs and maintenance had to be done by ComEd, King said.Northern View Community had no power for approximately...
NIU President Doug Baker (left) and Provost Lisa Freeman speak at the Board of Trustees special meeting Thursday at Altgeld Hall. The trustees approved the potential school of nursing, which now has to be approved by the Illinois Board of Higher Education.
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/.Tuesday1. At 8:05 p.m., theft...
Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to lawmakers as he leaves the House chambers after delivering the State of the Budget Address to a joint session of the General Assembly on Wednesday at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Rauner vetoed Senate Bill 2043 on Friday, which would have appropriated $397 million for MAP funding.
The Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality will host a screening of the award-winning documentary “Thin” by Lauren Greenfield at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Reavis Hall, Room 103. The documentary follows the lives of four women recovering from Anorexia Nervosa.
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.Feb. 14• Kenneth S. Buckley, 44, of Hydro, was charged with...
Elizabeth Heckenast, second year law student, expresses concern about the lack of communication with NIU about the unlawful assembly ordinances at a DeKalb Human Relations Commission meeting Thursday. Read more at bit.ly/1LK6mJq.
The Student Association Senate approved Romeo Jackson as SA director of Cultural Affairs and Rachel Jacobs as SA director of Academic Affairs on Sunday.Jackson’s goals in their new position revolve around topics such as expanding Title IX to cover discrimination...
NIU Police released a video Thursday promoting their ALICE training program.ALICE stands for alert, lockdown, inform, counter and evacuate, according to the NIU Police website. During ALICE training, participants are taught how to react to violent attackers....
Girl Scout cookie booth sales start at the end of February and Digital Cookie 2.0 will be available until the end of the cookie selling season.The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois have rolled out an online cookie-selling program called Digital Cookie...
