Three of the five Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members charged with hazing offenses in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger have had their court dates postponed until 9 a.m. April 10. Steven A. Libert, Alexander M. Jandik and Omar Salameh appeared...

No one was hurt in a fire reported at 10:37 a.m. today at 921 Normal Road. Fire Chief Eric Hicks said the DeKalb Fire Department responded to the call with its full complement of service vehicles and had assistance from Sycamore, Cortland and Malta fire...

Salsa DeKalb is hosting a dance benefit event 7 p.m. today with the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. This is the first dance benefit that will be hosted by Salsa DeKalb and the House Cafe. It is open to all ages. Admission is $6 at the door. The cover...

The Northern Star's editors give you the scoop on what's inside the day's newspaper. In today's edition: SA Senate Meeting Recap Brian Posehn Comedy Show Coverage Women's Softball Recap Mikimoto Review And more...

Provost Raymond Alden created the General Education Visioning Task Force (GEVT), which will team up with the General Education Committee to make revisions to the NIU General Education program. The task force is composed of faculty, administration and...

View City Blotter 2/6-2/9 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. Wednesday At 1:28 a.m.,...

View Campus Blotter 2/7-2/9 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 at...

The Study Abroad Office hosted a fair Thursday in the Holmes Student Center gallery. The fair consisted of several tables with information on the more than 80 countries NIU offers as study abroad locations. According to Study Abroad Director Anne Seitzinger,...

The Secretary of State’s offices and driver service facilities state-wide will be closed Tuesday in observance of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, according to a Friday news release from the Secretary of State. All driver service facilities will reopen...

Chapter 50 of the city of DeKalb’s municipal code established a Citizen Environmental Commission and with the help of the commission, the city of DeKalb has worked to be more environmentally aware and sustainable in a variety of ways. “We instituted...

Hair Cuttery, 2350 Sycamore Road, will be hosting a “Cut-a-Thon” fundraiser on Feb. 24 to benefit Feed ’em Soup, 122 S. First St. The fundraiser will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hair Cuttery and all proceeds will benefit the non-profit, according...