DeKALB – DeKalb homeowners won’t be seeing major changes to their taxes this year, but they will see their property values increase. The city of DeKalb’s corporate levy for 2024 will be $1 million higher than last year’s. The city’s corporate...

DeKALB – Scooters, bicycles, skateboards and more powered by electricity are becoming a popular form of transportation for students to slide around campus.  E-vehicles are an alternative method of transport students are using to get around campus....

DeKALB – The SGA rejected its proposed statement regarding the Israel-Hamas war written in response to Muslim students’ safety. The association rejected a similar petition, which would have recommended NIU provide educational and mental health...

DeKALB – 70 DeKalb community members gathered to honor veterans and their service to our country at Memorial Park on Saturday. Michael Embrey, a DeKalb resident and Air Force veteran, spoke at the ceremony. He gave recognition to different people...

DeKALB – An $18 million operating deficit for the fiscal year 2023 was reported by NIU’s Finance, Audit, Compliance, Facilities and Operations Committee.  The deficit of $18,563,414 is in part the result of the university earning $4.6 million...

DeKALB – If you listen close while walking the corridors of DuSable Hall, you can hear the sound of higher education, and it sounds like a lecture.  Lectures have been used to educate since the time of Socrates and Plato, but modern students, like...

DeKALB – Survivors of sexual and domestic assault spoke out about their experiences during the annual Take Back the Night event in the Duke Ellington Ballroom.  The Take Back the Night protest, hosted by the Women and Gender Advocacy Alliance, rallied...

DeKALB – In the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas, NIU experts came together in a panel to discuss the implications of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. TWO-STATE SOLUTION “I think the United States is the only state that can...

DeKALB - This December, DeKalb County Community Gardens are distributing fresh and healthy food as a part of their “Grow Mobile” program.  The food will be available in different parts of DeKalb for free during a set period of time with no reservations...

DeKALB – The city will be closing Fairview Drive west of Peace Road from Monday, Nov. 13 through Wednesday, Nov. 22. Access to and from Peace Road will be impacted and traffic from the west end of the intersection will detour to Macom Drive. The...

DeKALB – A new community center promises not to spoil the broth with too many cooks, but it will leave enough room at the table for all. The city of DeKalb has approved the rezoning of eight acres of land to the DeKalb County Community Gardens to...

DeKALB – Men, it’s time to put away your socks and release your joysticks – No Nut November is upon us. No Nut November is a challenge in which participants attempt to refrain from orgasming during November. The challenge started as a parody...