DeKALB – As the semester begins, NIU students will see an increase in university-provided dining dollars, later dining hall hours and changes to the meal exchange program as on-campus dining makes updates for the 2025-26 academic year. With the purchase...

DeKALB – NIU student group Proxima Centauri Alpha (PCA) successfully launched a weather balloon more than 112,000 feet above DeKalb and retrieved it from an NIU alumni’s back yard. The balloon was launched at 10:30 a.m. on May 3 from Huskie Stadium...

DeKALB – At its Monday meeting, the DeKalb City Council agreed to move forward with a sales tax sharing agreement with TownePlace Suites and Fairfield Inn Hotel. They also proclaimed Aug. 8, 2025, as Dr. Leroy A. Mitchell day. REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT...

DeKALB — NIU’s Student Government Association (SGA) plans to cut bureaucracy and increase connections with students this year. For Speaker of the Senate Nathan Gonzalez, communication is the highest priority improvement for SGA this year. “SGA...

DeKALB - Edible Campus is a program at NIU that converts empty spaces around campus into areas that grow food. You may have even consumed this food before in the dining halls. The program was started to address issues such as food insecurity and a...

DeKALB - Two DeKalb Public Transit buses have been redesigned to promote the use of bus routes providing service to the Elburn Metra station. The two 35-foot buses have been wrapped to look like vintage locomotives. Both buses take Route 12. Mike...

DeKALB – Candy Cloud, a new specialty drink cafe, opened at 2448 Sycamore Road on May 15. Candy Cloud offers a variety of beverages including, but not limited to, coffee, tea and smoothies. They also offer snack items and sweets. “It’s something...

DeKALB – Convicted sex offender Timothy Doll was sentenced to 52 years in prison Thursday for the killing of 15-year-old Gracie Sasso-Cleveland in 2023. Doll was charged on May 8, 2023, and pleaded guilty to first degree murder on Feb. 5, 2025, one...

DeKALB - A new single-lane roundabout on Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road opened on Wednesday. The intersection of Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road was reconfigured from a four-way stoplight to roundabout. Construction on the roundabout began May 12 and...

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...

DeKALB – Republican Tasha Sims announced on July 25 that she will seek re-election as DeKalb county clerk and recorder. “I’m excited to share that I’m officially running for re-election as your DeKalb county clerk and recorder,” Sims said....

DeKALB – The information in this report is compiled from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. Any case defined as “unfounded” was not included in this list. Any case “closed by exception” is closed due to circumstances outside of...