Red Rebel Country, a Dropkick Murpheys and Flogging Molly tribute band, will perform 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Otto’s, 118 E. Lincoln Highway. Formed in 2009, the Chicago band is set to play a few traditional Irish bar-room favorites, and sing-alongs will...

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 12:18 a.m., following a traffic stop at 800 Kimberly Drive,...

Tracy Tittelbach is a post-baccalaureate statistics student. Northern Star: Why did you choose to study statistics? Tracy Tittelbach: Well, statistics and psychology go together, and I want to go to graduate school for quantitative psychology. NS: Are...

Corn lovers rejoice: Corn Fest will officially be held at its previous location in downtown DeKalb after a five-year hiatus. The festival is held yearly and will take place from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in historic downtown. For the last five years, it has...

A pop of color in an outfit goes a long way, especially with the right accessory. Senior textiles, apparel and merchandising major, Daryan Ross was spotted with his creative style at Wirtz Hall. I admire his outfit, which incorporated layers with a touch...

It’s very rare to find a game where you can’t stop playing and want more. The Fire Emblem series is a strategy RPG that has been around since the Super Nintendo system in Japan and continues in its latest installment, “Fire Emblem Awakening,”...

DeKalb residents are catching on to a way to help the environment by reducing energy costs while earning an extra source of income on the side. Mark Hein, vice president of DeKalb Iron & Metal Co. (DIMCO), 900 Oak St., said recycling is an easy way...

The media should be ashamed of itself. Over the weekend, as I was perusing the news blotters searching for a story to opinionate on, I found myself consistently stumbling on an utterly annoying story: Barack Obama’s golf game with Tiger Woods. Really?...

View City Blotter 2/18 in a larger map The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. At 10 p.m., officers observed...

View Campus Blotter 2/15-2/18 in a larger map The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web...

A famed playwright, a missing play, a beautiful actress on a mission and a story too good to believe--these elements are behind the School of Theatre and Dance’s newest production, “Not About Nightingales.” The fifth production in the School of...

Grace Place Campus Ministry is hosting a celebration service to welcome in new pastor Amy Fallon at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the ministry. Bishops, student leaders and board members from Grace Place will be present. The joint ministry is support by ELCA Lutherans...