Homemade Thanksgiving meals will be available to low income families, those in shelters and students who will remain on campus for the holiday.New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Feed’em Soup will provide Thanksgiving meals 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and...
City Council approved (6-1) ordinance 2015-044 to raise water rates to fund a $13.1 million water maintenance project.Fees will increase by 2.22 percent in 2016 and 4.5 percent from 2017 to 2020. NIU's water bill will increase by $16,000 in 2016.The 10-year...
Comcast announced plans Monday to install more than 40 Xfinity WiFi hot spots throughout DeKalb.The installments will add to the almost 7,000 hot spots in city businesses, homes and outdoor locations.“The addition of WiFi hot spots is a great amenity...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a warning for severe weather for Wednesday.The predicted weather for Wednesday is heavy rains, strong winds and possible tornadoes, according to a FEMA news release. NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste...
NIU may see a $16,000 increase in its water bill in 2016 and then a 4.5 percent increase from 2017 to 2024 if City Council approves the second reading of a $13.1 million water repair plan Monday.The water rate increase would fund a 10-year plan that will...
The application window for the Student Association’s director of Environmental Affairs position will be open on HuskieLink until the end of the week.The director of Environmental Affairs will coordinate environmental service projects, collaborate with...
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.Nov. 1• Jonah A. Rojas, 18, of DeKalb, was charged with possession...
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 finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety.Oct. 291. At 2:01 a.m....
Student Association President Nathan Lupstein said students will be able to test and vote on new locks for broken Recreation Center lockers next week.The SA started meeting with the Recreation Center in July to see how they could improve the issue of...
Four program prioritization data workshops were held to provide additional assistance for program narrators with only a month until the Dec. 11 due date.Program prioritization, which began in fall 2014, uses task forces to grade academic and administrative...
Pre-diabetic and overweight students can receive free health checks for an upcoming study.Students are conducting a study of pre-diabetic and overweight males and females between the ages of 18 and 65 years. Those who have inflammation, but don’t know...
The DeKalb and Sycamore police departments issued more than 40 citations and made three arrests for impaired driving over the Halloween weekend.The departments placed emphasis on the late-night hours after reviewing statistics from previous years. These...
