Vicky Torres, Best Western general manager, spoke about the hotel inspection program the city is considering in preparation for the IHSA football championship and NIU Homecoming. Torres expressed concerns that the time limit set upon local hotels is...
Homegrown is a collaborative project by the staff of the Northern Star, the independent student newspaper at NIU. The project documents the life of planting, harvesting and beyond, in the land of some of the world’s finest corn: DeKalb, Ill. Click here...
When I started college, I felt the need to set goals for myself. I wanted to put effort into something like changing myself in some way or accomplishing something that would take lots of work, so I created my college bucket list. The name speaks for itself:...
Former Sycamore resident Nancy M. Beasley used her love of history to pen a book about the antislavery movement in DeKalb County. Beasley’s book, “The Underground Railroad in DeKalb County, Illinois,” is about the antislavery movement in DeKalb...
Organizers are optimistic about Corn Fest’s move back downtown. Corn Fest provides free music and entertainment to the DeKalb community to wrap up summer. This is one of the last free summer music festivals in Illinois as well as one of the oldest,...
The Looking Box art exhibition featured semester-long artwork projects presented by ARTD 469 (Problems in Photography) students. The exhibition was open Saturday at the Art Annex. Groups of photos taken by the 10 student artists were displayed during...
An incredible single-player narrative and solid-third person shooting action sets Spec Ops: The Line apart from other recent modern shooters. Background Spec Ops: The Line is a fictional third-person shooter that takes place in Dubai six months after...
Carlos Marmol has been quite the story this year with his unsettling outings for the Cubs this year. The only way Marmol will get back on track is to keep pitching, and that’s the Cubs’ plan. Marmol again struggled on Saturday, walking two and hitting...
Three local fire departments will receive state grants totaling more than $65,000. Gov. Pat Quinn worked with State Fire Marshall Larry Matkaitis to put the grants through. The funding is part of the Small Equipment Grant Program, which works to better...
The newly elected City Council will be seated at a special meeting today. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Doherty will swear in the new council members--second ward alderman-elect Bill Finucane, fourth ward alderman-elect Robert Snow, sixth ward alderman Dave...
Set aside the witty one-liners and prepare to be on your seat cheering on Tony Stark through all the mayhem and mishaps in “Iron Man 3.” “Iron Man 3” was released Friday, and it has had second-biggest opening since “The Avengers,” which also...
New technology is helping the fire and police departments work more efficiently, said Fire Chief Eric Hicks. On April 23, the DeKalb Fire Department rolled out a new mobile communications terminal (MCT) system called OSSI, along with a new data management...
