The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. Sept. 21, 2012 At 8:51 p.m., officers arrested Bryant Guillotte,...
DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen announced he will not be running for re-election in this April. Povlsen served 11 years as an alderman and five years as mayor. “I think the main reason is after 16 years, maybe it’s time to step down,” Povlsen said. “I’ve...
A discussion of safe and quality housing issues was open for public input Wednesday night at a special meeting of the DeKalb City Council. These issues include a crime-free lease addendum requirement, chronic nuisance ordinance enforcement, licensing...
As an alumnus and Huskie Fan, I thought I would check in to see what the Northern Star had to say on the Huskies win against Army on Saturday. I was surprised to see covering most of the front page was a Mac Miller concert review. Are you serious?Army...
City Council is considering requiring all Greek houses to have fire sprinklers installed by 2019. The Greek Housing Fire Safety Act was proposed to the DeKalb City Council by the Fire Department. The act would require fire sprinklers be installed in Greek...
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 finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Sept. 17, 2012...
Music has been called the universal language, but there are certainly many different dialects. Mathew Tembo’s World Music Celebration gives people the opportunity to experience different cultures through musical performance. Tembo, a Zambian musician...
“I like to stand out, but not too much where it’s weird,” said Jose Ochoa, a junior theater technology design major I spotted on campus. He is rocking an edgy-preppy look with a twist: a bow tie. Ochoa enjoys putting in the effort of dressing up...
Students curious about majors or minors may want to visit the Exploring Majors Fair Monday. The seventh annual Exploring Majors Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Duke Ellington Ballroom in the Holmes Student Center. The fair began in 2005...
Changes to DeKalb’s liquor code may be on the horizon. The DeKalb City Council is considering greatly reducing the number of license classifications. “Right now, we have over 20 classifications,” said Kris Povlsen, DeKalb mayor and liquor commissioner....
How do you use your 140 characters when writing a tweet? For most, Twitter—a San Francisco-based information network—is a way to socialize with friends, share photos and read celebrity gossip. The real time network “connects you to the latest stories,...
Attorneys in the Jack McCullough trial voiced their reactions to Friday’s guilty verdict. McCullough, formerly known as John Tessier, was convicted of kidnapping and murdering Maria Ridulph. Ridulph disappeared on Dec. 3, 1957. The case was reopened...
