Polls for the general primaries open for early voting today, with the ballot consisting of the presidential primaries and any open seat in local and state government positions.Daejzonna Muschamp, senior political science major and BallotReady intern,...

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.Jan. 22• Anagha S. Patel, 24, of DeKalb, was charged with...

DeKalb residents and NIU students and faculty discussed two unlawful assembly ordinances drafted by the City of DeKalb for nearly four hours at a DeKalb Human Relations Commission meeting Tuesday.The ordinances were unanimously passed during the first...

DeKalb County Community Mental Health Board has approved funding for the Healthcare Enrollment Assistance Program, administered by the DeKalb County Health Department, according to a DeKalb County Health Department news release.The grant provided by the...

The Study Abroad Office will hold the Spring Study Abroad Fair 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 11 in the Holmes Student Center, Glass Gallery.Representatives from the Study Abroad Office will be available to answer questions about study abroad programs offered...

DeKalb Community Unit School District #428 will provide free standardized vision, hearing, developmental and speech screenings for children aged newborn to preschool 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 17 at the Early Learning and Development Center, 1515 S. Fourth...

Military and Post-Traditional Student Services and Career Services will hold the Federal Jobs and Networking event Tuesday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Holmes Student Center, Heritage Room.The workshop on how to apply for federal jobs will include information...

First year and transfer students will receive an email to their Z-ID today reminding them to complete Part 1 of AlcoholEdu and Part 1 of Haven. NIU requires all incoming students participate in two online programs for the spring 2016 term: AlcoholEdu...

Career Services will hold its bi-annual Internship Fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 23 and Full-Time Job Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Feb. 24 at the Convocation Center.The Internship Fair will allow for students to find internship positions and is designed...

The Student Association will hold voter registration drives today and Thursday in Barsema Hall and Neptune Hall, respectively, according to a SA news release.The voter registration drives will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Barsema Hall atrium...

Students in the NIU Ceramic Arts Organization will sell their creations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Thursday in the Visual Arts Building. Items for sale include serving bowls, mugs, platters, jewelry, cups, plates, small bowls, spoons and vases....

Robert Childress, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, according to a DeKalb Police news release.A child, 12, was interviewed by a child forensic interviewer Tuesday. The child said they were made to perform...