By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| February 21, 2023
DeKALB – Freezing rain is expected to accumulate up to a 10th of an inch, causing hazardous driving conditions as DeKalb County has been issued a Winter Weather Advisory by the National Weather Service.
Most of Northern Illinois will experience minor...
Katya is her name and snuggles are her game. The 2-year-old girl is Tails’ Pet of the Week and at 35 lbs. she is ready to wiggle her way into your heart.
Katya has just finished raising her puppies and is ready to bask in the stay-at-home mom lifestyle....
DeKALB – The bridges crossing the Kishwaukee River at North First Street and Lucinda Avenue will be closed for reconstruction beginning March 1 to mid-August.
The two bridges will be completely restructured as single span bridges, per state guidelines,...
DeKALB – The Northern Star won 14 awards from the 2023 Illinois College Press Association. ICPA awards were distributed to Illinois student-run newspapers in 36 categories of competition.
Of those winnings, the Northern Star placed first five times,...
DeKALB – NIU’s partnership with a nonprofit was intended to offer an online leadership course to benefit their students. However, their efforts could be causing them to lose money.
Braven, a nonprofit from Chicago, offers UNIV 301, an online course...
DeKALB – Starting the fiscal year of 2024, July 2023, room and board fees for Neptune Hall, Gilbert Hall, Grant Towers, Stevenson Towers and Patterson Hall will increase by $200, and room and board fees for Northern View will increase by $100. Increased...
DeKALB – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced in the annual State of the State Address that there will be an increase in higher education funding and the Monetary Award Program (MAP) in his proposed fiscal year 2024 budget.
During a live broadcast of the...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| February 16, 2023
Editor's note: This piece is part of an investigative news series, "What's Up With?" You can fill out a form for potential coverage in the series here.
DeKALB – Students recently received emails from the National Society of Leadership and Success...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| February 15, 2023
DeKALB – The information provided comes from the NIU Police Department’s Daily Crime Log. The crime log is accessible on the NIU website.
Jan. 12
At 5:15 p.m., theft $500 and under occurred at the Recreation Center. This case was suspended.
...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| February 15, 2023
DeKALB – The week of Feb. 20 is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Eating disorders affect everyone from every background and include 9% of the US population, that's 28.8 million Americans who will have an eating disorder in their lifetime.
NIU’s...
DeKALB – DeKalb City Council approved a special permit for Excelleaf Dispensary during Monday’s meeting, marking the official sanctioning of the first cannabis dispensary in the city and DeKalb County.
The location was approved last Monday at the...
By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
| February 14, 2023
DeKALB – The NIU community stood together in remembrance of the students who were killed 15 years ago. Tuesday’s vigil also came less than 24 hours after a fatal mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University.
On Feb. 14, 2008, five NIU...
