DeKALB – DeKalb’s Citizens’ Environmental Commission are now accepting nominations for the 2023 P.R.I.D.E. awards.  Not to be confused for LGBTQ+ Pride, the P.R.I.D.E. awards are dedicated to People Responsible for Improving DeKalb’s Environment. The...

DeKALB – NIU is inviting the public to join the conversation on race, identity, community and the barriers that divide us.  The Real Talk Conference: Bridging Race, Identity, and Community is the first of several annual events planned as part of...

DeKALB – Feeling “like a potato” may seem like an odd way to describe yourself, but that description is a common attitude that those with ADHD may have. “Potato is, like, the best way to describe it,” said Josie Hannon-Geller, a senior communications...

DeKALB – Citizens are encouraged to come together for the unveiling of DeKalb’s latest public art project. A new mural will be unveiled 5:30 p.m., Oct. 19 at DeKalb city hall, 164 E. Lincoln Highway. The mural, created by artist Danielle Casali...

DeKALB – NIU students looking for a healthy homemade meal can make it themselves at Wirtz Hall.  Edible Campus Meal Prep offers a way for students to explore cooking in an environment where all necessary equipment, recipes and ingredients are provided.  Students...

DeKALB – Natalie Mealing, an undecided first-year student, is unsure of how to improve her sleeping habits.  “I sleep at least six hours, but I always want more, and I feel like I need more,” Mealing said. “Sometimes I sleep a lot, and I start...

DeKALB – Some things are such a staple of the fall season that, without them, it doesn’t feel quite right: cold breezes, colorful leaves and, above all, pumpkins.  Illinois is consistently the nation’s largest pumpkin producer by acreage and...

DeKALB – The student publication Stonehouse Academic Journal was approved as a student organization at the SGA meeting on Friday. The publication is a student-run academic organization, sponsored by NIU’s XI Delta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. The...

DeKALB – Even gray skies and cold October winds could not damper the Huskie pride put on display during the block party celebration in downtown DeKalb. On Thursday, Lincoln Highway between First Street and Third Street was closed down for a block...

DeKALB – A DeKalb veterans group is getting new funding for memorial projects. The DeKalb County Veterans Recognition Fund was announced by the DeKalb County Community Foundation. The fund will allow the DeKalb County Veterans group to do work honoring...

DeKALB – Illinois is attempting to break ground for the rise of psychedelic mushrooms as a form of legitimized therapy.   On Dec. 5, 2022, Illinois House Rep. La Shawn K. Ford prefiled the Illinois Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act...

DeKALB – An update of the Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act’s utilization at NIU was discussed at Wednesday’s University Council meeting. MENTAL HEALTH EARLY ACTION ON CAMPUS ACT UPDATE The Mental Health Early Action on Campus Act is...