View City Blotter 1/23-1/26 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 8:19...

View Campus Blotter 1/24-1/26 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...

Congressman Randy Hultgren, R-Winfield, has announced the start of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition for high school student from Illinois’ 14th Congressional District, according to a news release from Hultgren’s office. Entries in the competition...

The Glidden Homestead will host its annual meeting at 7 p.m. on Feb. 11. The meeting will include a presentation introducing a new sign frame created by the homestead’s blacksmiths, according to news release. The event is free and open to the public...

Feed’em Soup Community Project, 122 S. First St., will host a special Valentine’s Day lunch and dinner service centered around head chef Alex Smith’s pancake recipes, according to a Saturday news release from the charitable organization. The services...

Move over, Hogwarts. The the NIU Nargles are taking over the Quidditch playing field. Micah Jade Haji-Sheikh, recently elected Quidditch president and sophomore illustration major, said the game follows the rules of the Harry Potter book series. Main...

A comprehensive view of all the different resource centers available to NIU students was given at the resource fair on Wednesday in continuation of Martin Luther King Jr. service week. The purpose for the advocacy and service programs is to allow the...

The NIU foundation Venture Grants program, which grants up to $20,000 of funding toward student-proposed inventions, is having its kickoff event from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Friday. Students who attend the event in Swen Parson Hall’s Thurgood Marshall Gallery...

The Faculty Senate met Wednesday to discuss a range of topics, including how much NIU spent on the Orange Bowl and the search for NIU President John Peters’ successor. According to Faculty Senate President Alan Rosenbaum, there have been 27 candidates...

Several events will be hosted by the New Residence Hall in February. NIU Housing & Dining will host “Kickoff to Infinity!” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 4. A kickball game with trivia will be played in the Chick Evans Field House. University Honors...

JAZZ in PROGRESS will perform 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road. JAZZ in PROGRESS is a local jazz group. Admission to the event is free, but donations will be accepted for DeKalb Music Boosters. For more information,...