A 24-hour Veterans Vigil will be held by the DeKalb County Courthouse from 3:30 p.m. on Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday to honor American veterans and their service. An opening ceremony for the vigil is open to the public. It will feature guest speakers...

DeKALB – The NIU Police Department received a report from a student about a criminal sexual assault that occurred Thursday evening. The student reported that the incident took place in a residence hall on the east side of campus.  The suspect...

DeKALB – With daylight saving time coming to an end on November 6, the American Red Cross suggests everyone test their smoke alarms to prevent home fires while turning their clocks back.  To ensure safety, the Red Cross encourages everyone to have...

DeKALB – Congresswoman of Illinois’ 14th congressional district, Lauren Underwood, and Jeff Tweedy, a Grammy award-winning singer and guitarist from the band Wilco, will be holding an early vote rally and concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday...

DeKALB – Cooper, a domestic shorthair, is the Tail’s pet of the week. Cooper is a male, ginger cat that just turned four years old two months ago. He is housetrained and gets along with everyone, including dogs and children. Cooper can be gentle...

The Powerball jackpot grand prize is now at $1.2 billion. If won, it would be the fourth largest lottery jackpot won in U.S. history according to ABC News. The Powerball jackpot rose to $1.2 billion, after the drawing on Oct. 31 had no grand prize winner.  On...

DeKALB — They guard our residence halls and patrol our streets, but you may not know who or what they are. Securitas USA is a private security company hired by the NIU Board of Trustees and arrived on campus on Aug. 15; but why were they hired in the...

Editor’s note: Raghela Scavuzzo, associate director of food systems development at Illinois Farm Bureau will now be speaking at 4 p.m. instead of Andrew Morgan, President of Local Foods, Chicago. The NIU Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships...

DeKALB – Police responded to a stabbing on the 1100 block of West Lincoln Highway Monday afternoon.  Two people were injured and transported to Kishwaukee Hospital, according to DeKalb Police. The first left the scene at 3:58 p.m. and the second...

DeKALB – Gas prices have fallen in the last week after the recent highs last month, according to GasBuddy. GasBuddy price reports that the average Illinois gas prices have decreased by 9.8 cents per gallon averaging $4.10 per gallon today. Around...

The SGA approved a new director of academic affairs as well as a director of community engagement and environmental affairs to the Senate. "The director of academic affairs ... is responsible for monitoring and making recommendations for changes in...

DeKALB – On Nov. 15 from 6 to 7 p.m. NIU Career Services is hosting a "First Impression Networking Night" in the Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center.  In this event, students are invited to practice their networking and communication based...