DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman has revealed some of the numbers from this year’s 10-day enrollment report and discussed plans for NIU’s multi-year budgeting.
On Wednesday during the first University Council meeting of the semester, Freeman...
By Caleb Johnson, Lifestyle Writer
| September 13, 2023
Currently, the cheapest gasoline price in DeKalb is $3.49 per gallon at Casey's. The most expensive according to GasBuddy is $4.09 per gallon.
Compared to Illinois' average gas price of $3.95, DeKalb's lowest price is cheaper by 46 cents.
The price...
DeKALB– The 2023 Illinois State Fair set a historic high this past month with a turnout of over 700,000 attendees, making it the most highly attended fair since industry standards were put in place.
According to Illinois State Fair records, attendance...
DeKALB – 137 DeKalb County students were awarded with over $196,000 in scholarship funds in 2023.
The DeKalb County Community Foundation partners with local organizations and philanthropists in redistributing charitable assets through DeKalb County.
College...
By Devin Oommen, News Reporter
| September 12, 2023
DeKALB – Wearing a shirt that reads “So many books, so little time,” Charles Sigwart is surrounded by stories but also full of his own.
Sigwart is the owner of Classic Books, which sells used books that mostly range in price from $3 to $6. Take...
By Rachel Cormier, Assistant News Editor
| September 12, 2023
DeKALB – The building of a fourth fire station in DeKalb is in motion with plans to potentially break ground by spring 2024.
Collaborations between the DeKalb City Council and the DeKalb Fire Department have gone into the timely approval of a fourth...
By Rachel Cormier, Assistant News Editor
| September 11, 2023
DeKALB – The approved zoning plans for a 130-acre property at the northeast corner of Peace Road and E. Gurler Road projects the possibility for more large manufacturers in DeKalb.
The proposed development by developer, Steven Goldin, would rezone...
Editor’s note: This piece has been corrected to reflect that Night at Holmes will be held Oct. 12; Cortney Strohacker’s position is a committee member not co-chair of the Homecoming Committee; and NIU has the longest running homecoming and is not...
By Rachel Cormier, Assistant News Editor
| September 10, 2023
DeKALB – Everyone thinks you need a strong wind for kites to fly, but that didn’t stop anyone at the DeKalb Kite Fest this Sunday.
The 18th annual DeKalb Kite Fest took off at 11 a.m. Sunday, filling Kiwanis Park and the sky with multicolored kites...
DeKALB – 9/11 is the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. For many current and former NIU faculty and staff, they can remember it like it was yesterday.
On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States suffered an attack by the extremist group al-Qaida....
By Nick Glover, Editor-in-Chief
| September 8, 2023
Editor’s note: This piece will be updated as soon as more information becomes available.
DeKALB – Sept. 1, the building that formerly housed the Fanatico restaurant, 1215 Blackhawk Road, was set on fire.
38-year-old Rasim Spaijoski reportedly...
DeKALB – July 18, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court voted a 5-2 ruling to pass the SAFE-T Act. This bill will be going into effect on September 18, 2023, during a press conference.
The SAFE-T Act is filled with many different changes to the Illinois...
